Journal article
The Tri-ponderal Mass Index is associated with adiposity in adolescent type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional analysis
Abstract
Pediatric type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are often overweight or obese, yet there are no validated clinical measures of adiposity to stratify cardiometabolic risk in this population. The tri-ponderal mass index (TMI, kg/m3) has recently been reported as a measure of adiposity in children, but there has been no validation of the association of TMI with adiposity in pediatric T2DM. We hypothesized that in children with T2DM, the TMI can …
Authors
Alfaraidi H; Wicklow B; Dart AB; Sellers E; McGavock J; Thabane L; Samaan MC
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 11, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-88705-7
ISSN
2045-2322