"Body Weight" 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.
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.
| Descriptor ID |
D001835
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120 E05.041.124.160.750 G07.100.100.160.120 G07.345.249.314.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Weight- Body Weight
- Body Weights
- Weight, Body
- Weights, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2001 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2002 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2006 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 2007 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| 2008 | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| 2012 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2013 | 8 | 29 | 37 |
| 2014 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| 2015 | 15 | 37 | 52 |
| 2016 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2017 | 8 | 32 | 40 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2019 | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Effects of a maternal ketogenic diet on maternal and offspring metabolic health in mice. PLoS One. 2026; 21(10):e0356015.
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Patient-provider communication quality: Impact of patients' weight, race and ethnicity. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Nov; 152:109810.
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Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Stable Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: Influence of Donor Obesity and Recipient Size. Pediatr Transplant. 2026 Aug; 30(8):e70416.
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Assessment of Growth in Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous Syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 Nov; 200(11):2443-2453.
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Selective and differential roles of PVHCRH neurotransmitters in diet-induced obesity in mice. Nat Commun. 2026 May 13; 17(1).
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Disease-specific growth charts capture characteristic growth patterns in children with PMM2 - CDG. Mol Genet Metab. 2026 Jun; 148(2):110135.
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Creatinine-to-body weight ratio as an independent predictor of hepatic steatosis severity in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a cross-sectional study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2026 Mar 04; 26(1).
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Circulating Asprosin Concentrations and Body Weight Changes in Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative. J Nutr. 2026 May; 156(5):101441.
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Long-Term Outcomes After Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implant in Patients Weighing =30 kg. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 01 12; 19(1):80-92.
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Pair-Feeding Study Designs Can Create Biases and Inflate Type I Error Rates: A Simulation Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Feb; 34(2):407-416.