"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity, Abdominal" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity, Abdominal" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 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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Xu F, Earp JE, Blissmer BJ, Lofgren IE, Delmonico MJ, Greene GW. The Demographic Specific Abdominal Fat Composition and Distribution Trends in US Adults from 2011 to 2018. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 09 24; 19(19).
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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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AbdelSalam H, Restrepo C, Tarity TD, Sangster W, Parvizi J. Predictors of intensive care unit admission after total joint arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2012 May; 27(5):720-5.
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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.
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Cepeda-Valery B, Pressman GS, Figueredo VM, Romero-Corral A. Impact of obesity on total and cardiovascular mortality--fat or fiction? Nat Rev Cardiol. 2011 Apr; 8(4):233-7.