"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 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2015 | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| 2016 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 2017 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | 23 |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Perioperative considerations in anesthesia for pediatric bariatric procedures. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2024 Oct; 33(5):151460.
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The most optimal school recruitment strategies for school-based obesity prevention and health promotion research in the United States: A systematic review with Delphi study. Obes Rev. 2024 Nov; 25(11):e13808.
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Community-Based Participatory Obesity Prevention Interventions in Rural Communities: A Scoping Review. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 10; 16(14).
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Urban-Rural Disparities in Food Insecurity and Weight Status among Children in the United States. Nutrients. 2024 Jul 04; 16(13).
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Phthalate and phthalate replacement concentrations in relationship to adiposity in a multi-racial cohort of children. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Sep; 48(9):1266-1273.
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Exposure to 4,4'-DDE in visceral adipose tissue and weight loss in adolescents from the Teen-LABS cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 05; 32(5):1023-1032.
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Using Mobile Technology for Family-Based Prevention in Families with Low Incomes: Lessons from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Childhood Obesity Prevention Program. Prev Sci. 2024 Feb; 25(2):369-379.
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Genetic architecture and biology of youth-onset type 2 diabetes. Nat Metab. 2024 Feb; 6(2):226-237.
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Intrafamilial phenotypic heterogeneity in siblings with pseudohypoparathyroidism 1B due to maternal STX16 deletion. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Jan 29; 37(1):84-89.
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Sleeve gastrectomy for the treatment of adolescent obesity in children aged 13 and under: a retrospective study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Apr; 20(4):354-361.