Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To verify the use of the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI) as a screening tool for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: An observational, analytical study was carried out on samples from children 2...
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doaj-ec4fe6cea64a44e781b94f251db217552020-11-24T21:26:27ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2019-09-0155957710.3390/medicina55090577medicina55090577Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool ChildrenViviane Gabriela Nascimento0Ciro João Bertoli1Paulo Rogerio Gallo2Luiz Carlos de Abreu3Claudio Leone4Instituto Ciências da saúde da Universidade Paulista, UNIP, Curso de Nutrição, São Paulo 04043-200, BrazilDepartmento de Saúde, Ciclos de Vida e Sociedade, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 0146-904, BrazilDepartmento de Saúde, Ciclos de Vida e Sociedade, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 0146-904, BrazilLaboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André 09060-870, BrazilDepartmento de Saúde, Ciclos de Vida e Sociedade, Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 0146-904, Brazil<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To verify the use of the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI) as a screening tool for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: An observational, analytical study was carried out on samples from children 2 to 5 years of age. The body mass index (BMI) and the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI: Weight/height3) were calculated. The waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) was used to classify central fat accumulation risk. Preschoolers whose WHtRwas in the upper tertile of the sample were classified as at risk for central fat accumulation. A comparison of the two indicators (BMI and TMI) was made from the area under the receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC) in the discrimination of the WHtR. <i>Results</i>: The sample used for analysis was 919 preschoolers. The mean age of the children was 3.9 years (SD = 0.7). The difference in AUC was 5% higher for TMI (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). In the individual analysis of the ROC curve of the TMI, favoring a higher sensitivity, the cutoff point of 14.0 kg/m<sup>3</sup> showed a sensitivity of 99.3% (95% CI: 97.6−99.9). <i>Conclusion</i>: Considering WHtR as a marker of possible future metabolic risk among preschool children, TMI proved to be a useful tool, superior to BMI, in screening for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/9/577body mass indextri-ponderal mass indexobesitychildpreschoolwaist circumferencecircumference–height ratiocentral fat |
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Viviane Gabriela Nascimento Ciro João Bertoli Paulo Rogerio Gallo Luiz Carlos de Abreu Claudio Leone Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children Medicina body mass index tri-ponderal mass index obesity child preschool waist circumference circumference–height ratio central fat |
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Viviane Gabriela Nascimento Ciro João Bertoli Paulo Rogerio Gallo Luiz Carlos de Abreu Claudio Leone |
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Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children |
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Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children |
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Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children |
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Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children |
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Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children |
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tri-ponderal mass index: a screening tool for risk of central fat accumulation in brazilian preschool children |
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<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To verify the use of the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI) as a screening tool for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: An observational, analytical study was carried out on samples from children 2 to 5 years of age. The body mass index (BMI) and the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI: Weight/height3) were calculated. The waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) was used to classify central fat accumulation risk. Preschoolers whose WHtRwas in the upper tertile of the sample were classified as at risk for central fat accumulation. A comparison of the two indicators (BMI and TMI) was made from the area under the receiver operator characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC) in the discrimination of the WHtR. <i>Results</i>: The sample used for analysis was 919 preschoolers. The mean age of the children was 3.9 years (SD = 0.7). The difference in AUC was 5% higher for TMI (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). In the individual analysis of the ROC curve of the TMI, favoring a higher sensitivity, the cutoff point of 14.0 kg/m<sup>3</sup> showed a sensitivity of 99.3% (95% CI: 97.6−99.9). <i>Conclusion</i>: Considering WHtR as a marker of possible future metabolic risk among preschool children, TMI proved to be a useful tool, superior to BMI, in screening for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children. |
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body mass index tri-ponderal mass index obesity child preschool waist circumference circumference–height ratio central fat |
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