hrp0089p2-p174 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity P2 | ESPE2018

CAN Triponderal Mass Index be a New Indicator in the Predicting Cardiometabolic Risk in Obese Adolescents?

Cingoz Gulten , Filibeli Berna Eroğlu , Dundar Bumin Nuri , Catlı Gonul

Introduction: BMI is claimed to be unreliable in the determination of body fat rate and cardiometabolic risk. Troublesome and reproducibility low measurements like waist circumference, waist circumference/height rate are used in the evaluation of cardiometabolic risk. Triponderal mass index (TMI; weight/height3), however, is suggested to be superior BMI in determining body fat rate and obesity.Purpose: In this study TMI’s relationship wit...