The terms used for the search were; "leptin", adiposity", "obesity", "body composition", "abdominal obesity", "pediatric obesity", "body adiposity index", "bmi trajectory", "body mass index", "waist circumference", "fat mass", "visceral adiposity index", "visceral fat", "fat thickness", "body fat percentage", "anthropometric indices", "body shape index", "anthropometric parameter", "obesity indices", "triceps skinfold thickness", "infant, "child", "children", and "adolescent" (Additional file 1). Here, LEP is linked to Obesity.