"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.
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
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D009765
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MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500 C23.888.144.699.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1994 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
1995 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
1996 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2000 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2001 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2002 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
2003 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2004 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
2005 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
2006 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
2007 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
2008 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
2009 | 30 | 16 | 46 |
2010 | 21 | 14 | 35 |
2011 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
2012 | 25 | 12 | 37 |
2013 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
2014 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
2015 | 30 | 14 | 44 |
2016 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
2017 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
2018 | 21 | 13 | 34 |
2019 | 22 | 13 | 35 |
2020 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
2021 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
2022 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
2023 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Obesity on Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Older Adults. Transplant Proc. 2024 Jan-Feb; 56(1):58-67.
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Performance of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty by Obesity Class in the United States Clinical Setting. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 01; 15(1):e00647.
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Rest-Activity Rhythms Are Associated With Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Obesity, and Central Adiposity in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Jan 02; 13(1):e032073.
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with obesity results in comparable outcomes. Surgery. 2024 Mar; 175(3):587-591.
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Lifestyle Intervention and Excess Weight in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): INSIGHT COPD Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 12; 20(12):1743-1751.
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Global survey of stigma among physicians and patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Hepatol. 2024 Mar; 80(3):419-430.
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Obesity is associated with biliary tract cancer mortality and incidence: A pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2024 Apr 01; 154(7):1174-1190.
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Development and Validation of the US Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease Microsimulation (DOC-M) Model: Health Disparity and Economic Impact Model. Med Decis Making. 2023 Oct-Nov; 43(7-8):930-948.
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an early tool against obesity: a multicenter international study on an overweight population. Gastrointest Endosc. 2024 Mar; 99(3):371-376.
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Study Design, Rationale, and Methodology for Promote Weight Loss in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Who Also Have Obesity: The PROVE Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 09 05; 12(17):e031182.