Correlation of tri-ponderal mass index with insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in children and adolescents.

TMI may more strongly correlate with IGFBP-3 level than BMI in overweight boys and with IGFBP-3 SDS in overweight and obese girls. The correlation of IGFBP-3 SDS with TMI may be helpful for evaluating weight status in adolescent girls.