"Pediatric Obesity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D063766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.720 C23.888.144.699.500.750 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Childhood Obesity- Childhood Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood
- Childhood Onset Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood Onset
- Child Obesity
- Obesity, Child
- Childhood Overweight
- Childhood Overweights
- Overweight, Childhood
- Obesity in Childhood
Infant Obesity- Infant Obesity
- Obesity, Infant
- Infant Overweight
- Overweight, Infant
- Infantile Obesity
- Obesity, Infantile
Adolescent Obesity- Adolescent Obesity
- Obesity, Adolescent
- Obesity in Adolescence
- Adolescent Overweight
- Overweight, Adolescent
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2014 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2015 | 26 | 3 | 29 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2017 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Diet Quality among Pre-Adolescent African American Girls in a Randomized Controlled Obesity Prevention Intervention Trial. Nutrients. 2023 Jun 12; 15(12).
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Longitudinal weight status and academic achievement in elementary schoolchildren in the United States. Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 07; 47(7):644-650.
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Obesity in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: The Role of Age, Complexity, and Sociodemographics. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Aug; 44(6):1251-1261.
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Obstructive sleep apnea screening in children with asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 06; 58(6):1683-1690.
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Comparison of percentile tables and algorithm-based calculators for classification of blood pressures in children and adolescents with obesity: A secondary analysis of a clinical trial. J Paediatr Child Health. 2023 02; 59(2):242-246.
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Disinhibited Eating and Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 17; 19(20).
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Isolation in a Sea of "Experts": Identifying the Parental Struggles Caring for Children With Early-Onset Obesity. Child Obes. 2023 09; 19(6):408-416.
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Adiposity, Insulin Resistance, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Bone Health in Hispanic Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 08 18; 107(9):e3797-e3804.
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Short-Term Efficacy of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program Designed to Pair Feeding Content With Nutrition Education. Child Obes. 2023 06; 19(4):239-248.
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Exploratory Decision Trees to Predict Obesity Intervention Response among Hispanic American Youth. Child Obes. 2023 04; 19(3):194-202.