"Obesity, Abdominal" 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 condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME.
| Descriptor ID |
D056128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.697 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.249 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Abdominal- Obesity, Abdominal
- Abdominal Obesities
- Obesities, Abdominal
- Abdominal Obesity
- Central Obesity
- Central Obesities
- Obesities, Central
- Obesity, Central
Obesity, Visceral- Obesity, Visceral
- Visceral Obesity
- Obesities, Visceral
- Visceral Obesities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Abdominal" by people in Profiles.
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The association of abdominal adiposity with premature discontinuation of postoperative chemotherapy in colon cancer. Clin Nutr. 2022 Jul; 41(7):1600-1604.
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Association of Normal-Weight Central Obesity With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 07 03; 2(7):e197337.
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Visceral adiposity and cancer survival: a review of imaging studies. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2018 Mar; 27(2):e12611.
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Change in Dietary Patterns and Change in Waist Circumference and DXA Trunk Fat Among Postmenopausal Women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 10; 24(10):2176-84.
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Ghrelin and Leptin Have a Complex Relationship with Risk of Barrett's Esophagus. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 Jan; 61(1):70-9.
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Maternal prepregnancy waist circumference and BMI in relation to gestational weight gain and breastfeeding behavior: the CARDIA study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Aug; 102(2):393-401.
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Excess body mass index- and waist circumference-years and incident cardiovascular disease: the CARDIA study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Apr; 23(4):879-85.
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Prevalence of abdominal obesity in Spanish children and adolescents. Do we need waist circumference measurements in pediatric practice? PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e87549.
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Obesity and late-age survival without major disease or disability in older women. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jan; 174(1):98-106.
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Association of a reduction in central obesity and phosphorus intake with changes in urinary albumin excretion: the PREMIER study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Nov; 62(5):900-7.