"Waist Circumference" 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 measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.
| Descriptor ID |
D055105
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.560 E05.041.124.160.875 G07.100.100.160.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist Circumference- Waist Circumference
- Circumference, Waist
- Circumferences, Waist
- Waist Circumferences
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist Circumference" by people in Profiles.
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Xu F, Earp JE, Adami A, Lofgren IE, Delmonico MJ, Greene GW, Riebe D. The Sex and Race/Ethnicity-Specific Relationships of Abdominal Fat Distribution and Anthropometric Indices in US Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 11 23; 19(23).
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Xu F, Earp JE, Greene GW, Cohen SA, Lofgren IE, Delmonico MJ, Greaney ML. Temporal Association between Abdominal Weight Status and Healthy Aging: Findings from the 2011-2018 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 08 05; 17(16).
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Ogunsile FJ, Bediako SM, Nelson J, Cichowitz C, Yu T, Patrick Carroll C, Stewart K, Naik R, Haywood C, Lanzkron S. Metabolic syndrome among adults living with sickle cell disease. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2019 02; 74:25-29.
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Mensinger JL, Calogero RM, Stranges S, Tylka TL. A weight-neutral versus weight-loss approach for health promotion in women with high BMI: A randomized-controlled trial. Appetite. 2016 10 01; 105:364-74.
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Wright RS, Cole AP, Ali MK, Skinner J, Whitfield KE, Mwendwa DT. Examining the Influence of Measures of Adiposity on Cognitive Function in Middle Age and Older African Americans. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2016 Feb; 31(1):23-8.
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Reis JP, Allen N, Gibbs BB, Gidding SS, Lee JM, Lewis CE, Lima J, Lloyd-Jones D, Loria CM, Powell-Wiley TM, Sharma S, Wei G, Liu K. Association of the degree of adiposity and duration of obesity with measures of cardiac structure and function: the CARDIA study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Nov; 22(11):2434-40.
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Nash SH, Kristal AR, Bersamin A, Choy K, Hopkins SE, Stanhope KL, Havel PJ, Boyer BB, O'Brien DM. Isotopic estimates of sugar intake are related to chronic disease risk factors but not obesity in an Alaska native (Yup'ik) study population. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jan; 68(1):91-6.
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Sabir AA, Isezuo SA, Ohwovoriole AE, Fasanmade OA, Abubakar SA, Iwuala S, Umar MT. Rural-urban difference in plasma lipid levels and prevalence of dyslipidemia in Hausa-Fulani of north-western Nigeria. Ethn Dis. 2013; 23(3):374-8.
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Cottell KE, Dorfman LR, Straight CR, Delmonico MJ, Lofgren IE. The effects of diet education plus light resistance training on coronary heart disease risk factors in community-dwelling older adults. J Nutr Health Aging. 2011 Nov; 15(9):762-7.
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Bardsley MZ, Falkner B, Kowal K, Ross JL. Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in prepubertal boys with Klinefelter syndrome. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Jun; 100(6):866-70.