"Obesity, Morbid" 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.
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
| Descriptor ID |
D009767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.700 C23.888.144.699.500.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Obesity, Morbid- Obesity, Morbid
- Morbid Obesities
- Obesities, Morbid
- Obesity, Severe
- Obesities, Severe
- Severe Obesities
- Severe Obesity
- Morbid Obesity
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity, Morbid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Morbid" by people in Profiles.
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Bariatric Surgery and the Long-Term Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Obes Surg. 2024 Jun; 34(6):2017-2025.
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Prevalence of Adolescents Meeting Criteria for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2024 Mar 01; 153(3).
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Hemoglobin A1c and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Among Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jan 02; 7(1):e2351322.
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Baseline Psychosocial, Environmental, Health, and Behavioral Correlates of 1- and 3-Year Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2023 10; 33(10):3198-3205.
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The association of 1-year weight loss from bariatric surgery and self-reported sleep: a prospective cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 11; 30(11):2307-2316.
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Comparative Safety and Effectiveness of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Across Race and Ethnicity in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort. JAMA Surg. 2022 10 01; 157(10):897-906.
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Remission and Relapse of Dyslipidemia After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2233843.
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Association of Insurance Coverage With Adoption of Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Gastric Bypass for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 08 01; 5(8):e2225964.
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Cohort profile: The Bariatric Experience Long Term (BELONG): a long-term prospective study to understand the psychosocial, environmental, health and behavioural predictors of weight loss and regain in patients who have bariatric surgery. BMJ Open. 2022 05 24; 12(5):e059611.
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Comparison of Ambulatory Health Care Costs and Use Associated With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Sleeve Gastrectomy. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 05 02; 5(5):e229661.