"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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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Neighborhood Food Access in Early Life and Trajectories of Child Body Mass Index and Obesity. JAMA Pediatr. 2024 Nov 01; 178(11):1172-1182.
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Gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and risk of childhood obesity in the environmental influences on child health outcomes consortium. Environ Int. 2024 Nov; 193:109071.
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Exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero impacts hippocampal functional connectivity in response to food cues in children. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 Dec; 48(12):1728-1734.
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Interventions for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2024 Jul 16; 332(3):233-248.
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City-Level Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes and Youth Body Mass Index Percentile. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 01; 7(7):e2424822.
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Prevalence of Adolescents Meeting Criteria for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 01; 153(3).
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Associations Between Childhood Obesity and Pubertal Timing Stratified by Sex and Race/Ethnicity. Am J Epidemiol. 2022 11 19; 191(12):2026-2036.
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First year infant weight trajectories predict overweight/obesity at age 2 in a diverse population. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Sep-Oct; 16(5):434-436.
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Associations between infant growth and pubertal onset timing in a multiethnic prospective cohort of girls. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Mar 31; 22(1):171.
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Physical Activity Levels and Screen Time among Youth with Overweight/Obesity Using Mental Health Services. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 17; 19(4).