ESPE Abstracts

Body mass index (BMI) is used to diagnose obesity in children and adolescents. Recently, the tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) has been reported to be nearly stable throughout adolescence and estimate body fat levels more accurately than BMI especially in adolescents. Aim: To compare the efficacy of TMI and BMI in forecasting of insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia and impaired liver enzymes.Method: One hundred and forty-two overweight or obes...