Leptin is Associated with the Tri-Ponderal Mass Index in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Brianna EmpringhamWilliam J JenningsRaeesha RajanAdam J FlemingCarol PortwineDonna L JohnstonShayna M ZelcerShahrad Rod RassekhVictoria TranSarah BurrowLehana ThabaneM Constantine SamaanPublished in: Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics (2021)
Leptin is associated with TMI in healthy children. The TMI is a feasible clinical measure of adiposity that may be used to stratify children and adolescents for further assessments and interventions to manage and attempt to prevent cardiometabolic comorbidities.