Role of tri-ponderal mass index in cardio-metabolic risk assessment in children and adolescents: compared with body mass index.

Xijie WangBin DongJun MaYi SongZhi-Yong ZouLuke Arnold

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2019)

Tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) performed superior to BMI z scores and similar to BMI percentiles in Chinese and American participants. TMI is stable in adolescents, and could be a more efficient indicator for screening obesity-related cardio-metabolic risks in routine health screening compared with BMI.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight gain
risk assessment
human health
physical activity
young adults
public health
insulin resistance
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
mental health
weight loss
clinical practice
high fat diet induced
skeletal muscle
health promotion