"Body Composition" 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 relative amounts of various components in the body, such as percentage of body fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D001823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.130 G03.180 G07.100.049
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Composition- Body Composition
- Body Compositions
- Composition, Body
- Compositions, Body
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Body Composition".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Body Composition".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Body Composition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Body Composition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Composition" by people in Profiles.
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Alternative Measures of Body Composition and Outcomes Following Heart Transplant. Clin Transplant. 2026 Feb; 40(2):e70448.
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Maternal Physical Activity and Its Relationship to the Human Milk Metabolome and Infant Body Composition. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 12 18; 111(1):129-138.
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Musculoskeletal Health, Quality, and Injury Profiles in Collegiate Track and Field and Cross-Country Athletes. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2025 12 01; 25(4):377-391.
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Metabolic Effects of Gender-Affirming Hormonal Therapy in Youth. Pediatr Ann. 2025 Oct; 54(10):e355-e360.
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Body composition and muscle composition phenotypes in patients on waitlist and shortly after liver transplant - results from a pilot study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 09; 24(1):356.
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Thr92Ala-DIO2 heterozygosity is associated with skeletal muscle mass and myosteatosis in patients with COVID-19. Eur Thyroid J. 2024 08 01; 13(4).
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Nutrition interventions for body composition, physical function, cognition in hospitalized older adults: A systematic review of individuals 75?years and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 07; 72(7):2206-2218.
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Higher baseline resting metabolic rate is associated with 1-year frailty decline among older adults residing in an urban area. BMC Geriatr. 2023 12 07; 23(1):815.
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Linking Body Composition and Nutritional Status with CAR T-cell Efficacy. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 06 02; 11(6):704.
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Which Body Composition Parameters on Computed Tomography Are More Successful in Predicting the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients? J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2023 Jan-Feb 01; 47(1):58-66.