"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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| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Should Bariatric Surgery Play a Larger Role in the Management of Pediatric Patients with Severe Obesity and End-Stage Organ Disease? Obes Surg. 2023 Aug; 33(8):2585-2587.
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Metabolic Consequences of Pediatric Obesity: A Review of Pathophysiology, Screening, and Treatment. Pediatr Ann. 2023 Feb; 52(2):e62-e67.
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High Plasma Levels of Soluble Lectin-like Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 Are Associated With Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk Profiles in Pediatric Overweight and Obesity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 02 07; 12(3):e8145.
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National Trends in Pediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 2010-2017. Pediatrics. 2022 Dec 01; 150(6).
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Maternal and perinatal obesity induce bronchial obstruction and pulmonary hypertension via IL-6-FoxO1-axis in later life. Nat Commun. 2022 07 27; 13(1):4352.
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Obesity in children with acute promyelocytic leukemia: What is its prevalence and prognostic significance? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 06; 69(6):e29613.
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Talking About Childhood Obesity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 03; 61(3):266-269.
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The Role of Childhood Asthma in Obesity Development: A Nationwide US Multicohort Study. Epidemiology. 2022 01 01; 33(1):131-140.
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Techniques for Advertising Healthy Food in School Settings to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption. Inquiry. 2022 Jan-Dec; 59:469580221100165.
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Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with COVID-19 - Six Hospitals, United States, July-August 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 12 31; 70(5152):1766-1772.