Park HK, et al. - Via analyzing data from the 2007–2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers determined the tri-ponderal mass index values of Korean children and adolescents aged 10 to 20 years. Tri-ponderal mass index's clinical significance can be determined by comparing its metabolic syndrome-related variables to those of BMI. Among individuals with tri-ponderal mass index values indicative of overweight status, the factors associated with metabolic syndrome, excluding diastolic blood pressure, were more likely to be worse than those with normal tri-ponderal mass index values. BMI appears to underestimate comorbidities associated with obesity more than does the tri-ponderal mass index. The standard deviation score for the tri-ponderal mass index may be useful in identifying overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.