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INTRODUCTION: Association of ABO blood type with body mass index (BMI) was explored in thepast studies, but literature on association of novel obesity markerssuch as total body fat and leanbody mass (LBM) is scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship of ABO bloodtypes with novel obesity markers in normal adolescents.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional study was done on 387 medical students. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA)‑derived novel obesity markers such as body fat percent (BFP) and leanbody mass (LBM) were recorded. Blood typing was done using slide‑agglutination method. Meanand SD were calculated; analysis of variance and Chi‑square (χ2) correlation were used to determinethe relationship between ABO blood types and obesity markers.RESULTS: Highest propensity for BFP and LBM was seen in blood groups AB and B (25.09 ± 8.92and 44.45 ± 6.91) respectively. Highly significant (P < 0.001) differences were observed in the valuesof BFP and LBM in normal and obese participants across ABO blood types. Prevalence of obesitydid not show significant relationship (χ2 = 2.069; P = 0.913) with ABO blood types.CONCLUSIONS: Unlike BMI, novel obesity markers (BFP and LBM) significantly differ across ABOblood groups in normal and obese population. The findings suggest that ABO blood type might haverole in determining body composition. This will be helpful in recognition of the participants at the riskof obesity on the basis of their blood groups.