"Thinness" 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 state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards. Depending on age, sex, and genetic background, a BODY MASS INDEX of less than 18.5 is considered as underweight.
| Descriptor ID |
D013851
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.828 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.828 G07.100.100.160.120.828
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thinness" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal weight change from prepregnancy to 18 months postpartum and subsequent risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in Danish women: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2021 04; 18(4):e1003486.
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Food insecurity and the extremes of childhood weight: defining windows of vulnerability. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 04 01; 49(2):519-527.
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Exercise During the First Trimester and Infant Size at Birth: Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation of the Causal Risk Difference. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 02 28; 189(2):133-145.
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Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta-analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia. Obes Rev. 2020 04; 21(4):e12989.
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Rate of Second and Third Trimester Weight Gain and Preterm Delivery Among Underweight and Normal Weight Women. Matern Child Health J. 2016 10; 20(10):2030-6.
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Maternal body mass index before pregnancy is associated with increased bronchodilator dispensing in early childhood: A cross-sectional study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 08; 51(8):803-11.
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Associations of Gestational Weight Gain with Preterm Birth among Underweight and Normal Weight Women. Matern Child Health J. 2015 Sep; 19(9):2066-73.
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Accuracy of Weight Perceptions in a Nationally Representative Cohort of US 8th Grade Adolescents. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Apr; 16(3):267-74.
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Comparing US paediatric and adult weight classification at the transition from late teenage to young adulthood. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Oct; 10(5):371-9.
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Single ventricle palliation in low weight patients is associated with worse early and midterm outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Feb; 99(2):668-76.