Triponderal mass index is as strong as body mass index in the determination of obesity and adiposity

•Triponderal mass index is featured as an alternative method to body mass index and is as powerful as body mass index in predicting abdominal adiposity and obesity.•The developed cutoffs can be easily used in daily pediatric patient evaluation and field studies.•More precise cutoff values can be used than body mass index in assessment of obesity in children and adolescents.