"Abdominal Fat" 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.
Fatty tissue in the region of the ABDOMEN. It includes the ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT and the INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT.
| Descriptor ID |
D050153
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.165.114.830.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Abdominal Fat- Abdominal Fat
- Abdominal Fats
- Fats, Abdominal
- Fat, Abdominal
- Abdominal Adipose Tissue
- Adipose Tissue, Abdominal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abdominal Fat" by people in Profiles.
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DXA-Derived Abdominal Adiposity and Obesity-Related Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 May; 34(5):997-1009.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between abdominal fat depots and cardiometabolic risk in a sample of Mexican adolescents. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2026; 83(1):21-31.
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Automated abdominal adipose tissue segmentation and volume quantification on longitudinal MRI using 3D convolutional neural networks with multi-contrast inputs. MAGMA. 2024 Jul; 37(3):491-506.
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Adiposity, Physical Function, and Their Associations With Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, and Adipokines in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 01; 77(1):44-55.
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High aromatase activity in hypogonadal men is associated with higher spine bone mineral density, increased truncal fat and reduced lean mass. Eur J Endocrinol. 2015 Aug; 173(2):167-74.
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Abdominal fat suspension device for maintaining normal cardiorespiratory function in patients undergoing conscious sedation during surgery: a feasibility study. Tex Heart Inst J. 2014 Aug; 41(4):368-72.
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Extensive adipose tissue necrosis following pfannenstiel incision for endometrial cancer. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2014 Mar; 36(3):253-7.
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Greater abdominal fat accumulation is associated with higher metabolic risk in Chinese than in white people: an ethnicity study. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e58688.
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Effects of aerobic versus resistance exercise without caloric restriction on abdominal fat, intrahepatic lipid, and insulin sensitivity in obese adolescent boys: a randomized, controlled trial. Diabetes. 2012 Nov; 61(11):2787-95.
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Cross-sectional association between blood pressure, in vivo insulin sensitivity and adiponectin in overweight adolescents. Horm Res Paediatr. 2011; 76(6):379-85.