Tri-Ponderal Mass Index vs Body Mass Index in Discriminating Central Obesity and Hypertension in Adolescents with Overweight

Recently, it has been hypothesized that Tri-Ponderal Mass Index (TMI) may be a valid alternative to Body Mass Index (BMI) when measuring body fat in adolescents. We aimed to verify whether TMI has better accuracy than BMI in discriminating central obesity and hypertension in adolescents with overweight.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - February 22, 2021 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alexis E. Malavazos, Gloria Capitanio, Valentina Milani, Federico Ambrogi, Irene A. Matelloni, Sara Basilico, Carola Dubini, Francesca M. Sironi, Elisabetta Stella, Silvana Castaldi, Francesco Secchi, Lorenzo Menicanti, Gianluca Iacobellis, Massimiliano M Source Type: research