BMI metrics and their association with adiposity, cardiometabolic risk factors, and biomarkers in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data comparing the relative associations of various BMI metrics with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in youth.

Objective

Examine correlations of 7 different BMI metrics with adiposity, cardiometabolic risk factors, and biomarkers (i.e. blood pressure, waist circumference, cholesterol, leptin, insulin, high molecular weight adiponectin, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hsCRP)).

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of youth in all BMI categories. BMI metrics: BMI z-score (BMIz), extended BMIz (ext.BMIz), BMI percentile (BMIp), percent of the BMI 95th percentile (%BMI_p95), percent of the BMI median (%BMI_p50), triponderal mass index (TMI), and BMI (BMI). Correlations between these BMI metrics and adi

SUBMITTER: Bramante CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8926007 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature