"Adiposity" 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 amount of fat or lipid deposit at a site or an organ in the body, an indicator of body fat status.
| Descriptor ID |
D050154
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.062.500 G02.111.130.134.500 G03.180.134.500 G07.100.049.134.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adiposity".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Adiposity" by people in Profiles.
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Beyond BMI: The Impact of the New Lancet Commission Diagnostic Criteria on Prevalence of Obesity in the United States. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2026 Jun; 34 Suppl 1:29-42.
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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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On the Intimate Relationship of Adiposity to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 12 18; 111(1):11-23.
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cardiomyopathy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 10 21; 14(20):e042300.
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Secular trends in BMI, excess weight and body fat skinfolds in Peruvian children living at high altitude. Ann Hum Biol. 2025 Dec; 52(1):2494565.
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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 01 02; 13(1):e032073.
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Linking Adiposity to Interstitial Lung Disease: The Role of the Dysfunctional Adipocyte and Inflammation. Cells. 2023 09 05; 12(18).
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Genetics of sexually dimorphic adipose distribution in humans. Nat Genet. 2023 03; 55(3):461-470.
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Architecture of the outbred brown fat proteome defines regulators of metabolic physiology. Cell. 2022 11 23; 185(24):4654-4673.e28.
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Sex differences in the association of vital exhaustion with regional fat deposition and subclinical cardiovascular disease risk. J Psychosom Res. 2022 06; 157:110785.