"Obesity, Abdominal" 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.
A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D056128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.697 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.249 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Abdominal- Obesity, Abdominal
- Abdominal Obesities
- Obesities, Abdominal
- Abdominal Obesity
- Central Obesity
- Central Obesities
- Obesities, Central
- Obesity, Central
Obesity, Visceral- Obesity, Visceral
- Visceral Obesity
- Obesities, Visceral
- Visceral Obesities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Abdominal" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Visceral Obesity on Clinical Outcome and Quality of Life for Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Secondary Data Analysis of STaMINA (BMT CTN 0702) Trial. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Jul; 30(7):698.e1-698.e10.
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Association of Puberty Stage and Weight Status with Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents Living on the Texas-Mexico Border. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2022 10; 20(8):440-450.
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Molecular Signature of Multisystem Cardiometabolic Stress and Its Association With Prognosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 10 01; 5(10):1144-1153.
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Development and validation of a rapid and robust method to determine visceral adipose tissue volume using computed tomography images. PLoS One. 2017; 12(8):e0183515.
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Physical Activity and Adiposity-related Inflammation: The MESA. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 05; 49(5):915-921.
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Generalization and fine mapping of European ancestry-based central adiposity variants in African ancestry populations. Int J Obes (Lond). 2017 02; 41(2):324-331.
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Determination of risk for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2016 07; 32(4):319-24.
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Cirrhosis and Advanced Fibrosis in Hispanics in Texas: The Dominant Contribution of Central Obesity. PLoS One. 2016; 11(3):e0150978.
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Effect of sarcopenia and visceral obesity on mortality and pancreatic fistula following pancreatic cancer surgery. Br J Surg. 2016 Mar; 103(4):434-42.
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Influence of metabolic syndrome factors and insulin resistance on the efficacy of ezetimibe/simvastatin and atorvastatin in patients with metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic coronary heart disease risk. Lipids Health Dis. 2015 Sep 04; 14:103.