 Obesity, Abdominal
"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 X.
| 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
- Abdominal Obesity
- Obesities, Abdominal
- Central Obesity
- Central Obesities
- Obesities, Central
- Obesity, Central
Obesity, Visceral- Obesity, Visceral
- Obesities, Visceral
- Visceral Obesities
- Visceral Obesity
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity, Abdominal" by people in Profiles.
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Smith K, Taylor GS, Allerton DM, Brunsgaard LH, Bowden Davies KA, Stevenson EJ, West DJ. The Postprandial Glycaemic and Hormonal Responses Following the Ingestion of a Novel, Ready-to-Drink Shot Containing a Low Dose of Whey Protein in Centrally Obese and Lean Adult Males: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021; 12:696977.
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German CA, Laughey B, Bertoni AG, Yeboah J. Associations between BMI, waist circumference, central obesity and outcomes in type II diabetes mellitus: The ACCORD Trial. J Diabetes Complications. 2020 03; 34(3):107499.
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Bulka CM, Daviglus ML, Persky VW, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Avilés-Santa ML, Gallo LC, Hosgood HD, Singer RH, Talavera GA, Thyagarajan B, Zeng D, Argos M. Occupational Exposures and Metabolic Syndrome Among Hispanics/Latinos: Cross-Sectional Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). J Occup Environ Med. 2017 11; 59(11):1047-1055.
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Xiao DY, Luo S, O'Brian K, Sanfilippo KM, Ganti A, Riedell P, Lynch RC, Liu W, Kahl BS, Cashen AF, Fehniger TA, Carson KR. Longitudinal Body Composition Changes in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma Survivors: A Retrospective Cohort Study of United States Veterans. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 11; 108(11).
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Laffin LJ, Majewski C, Liao C, Bakris GL. Relationship Between Obesity, Hypertension, and Aldosterone Production in Postmenopausal African American Women: A Pilot Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2016 12; 18(12):1216-1221.
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Wong YW, Thomas L, Sun JL, McMurray JJ, Krum H, Hernandez AF, Rutten GE, Leiter LA, Standl E, Haffner SM, Mazzone T, Martinez FA, Tognoni G, Giles T, Califf RM. Predictors of incident heart failure hospitalizations among patients with impaired glucose tolerance: insight from the Nateglinide And Valsartan in Impaired Glucose Tolerance Outcomes Research study. Circ Heart Fail. 2013 Mar; 6(2):203-10.
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Cooper-DeHoff RM, Wen S, Beitelshees AL, Zineh I, Gums JG, Turner ST, Gong Y, Hall K, Parekh V, Chapman AB, Boerwinkle E, Johnson JA. Impact of abdominal obesity on incidence of adverse metabolic effects associated with antihypertensive medications. Hypertension. 2010 Jan; 55(1):61-8.
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