"Body Composition" 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 relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D001823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.130 G03.180 G07.100.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Composition- Body Composition
- Body Compositions
- Composition, Body
- Compositions, Body
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Composition".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Body Composition".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Composition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Composition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1998 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 1999 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2000 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Composition" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Computed Tomography Scan-Assessed Body Composition with Immune and PI3K/AKT Pathway Proteins in Distinct Breast Cancer Tumor Components. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 14; 25(24).
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Prediction models of basal energy expenditure in children and adolescents across the BMI spectrum based on room calorimetry: a cross-sectional cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Feb; 121(2):284-292.
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Health implications of racial differences in serum growth differentiation factor levels among men with obesity. Physiol Rep. 2024 Dec; 12(23):e70124.
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Body composition in recurrent prostate cancer and the role of steroidogenic genotype. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12).
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Decline in Isotope Dilution Space Ratio Above Age 60 Could Affect Energy Estimates Using the Doubly Labeled Water Method. J Nutr. 2024 Dec; 154(12):3824-3831.
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A PRDM16-driven signal regulates body composition in testosterone-treated hypogonadal men. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1426175.
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Investigation of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, for obesity in individuals with Smith-Magenis syndrome. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug; 18(4):301-307.
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CT-derived body composition and differential association with age, TNM stage and systemic inflammation in patients with colon cancer. Sci Rep. 2024 07 08; 14(1):15673.
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Multiethnic growth standards for fetal body composition and organ volumes derived from 3D ultrasonography. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Mar; 232(3):324.e1-324.e160.
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Long-term sustained effects of the Look AHEAD lifestyle intervention on body composition among adults with type 2 diabetes. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 06; 32(6):1093-1101.