"Ideal Body Weight" 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.
Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D056865
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.499 E05.041.124.160.750.650 G07.100.100.160.120.499 G07.345.249.314.120.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Ideal Body Weight- Ideal Body Weight
- Body Weight, Ideal
- Body Weights, Ideal
- Ideal Body Weights
- Weight, Ideal Body
- Weights, Ideal Body
- Normal Body Weight
- Body Weight, Normal
- Body Weights, Normal
- Normal Body Weights
- Weight, Normal Body
- Weights, Normal Body
- Ideal Body Mass
- Body Mass, Ideal
- Body Masses, Ideal
- Ideal Body Masses
- Mass, Ideal Body
- Masses, Ideal Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ideal Body Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of first trimester transvaginal anatomy scan to the second trimester structural survey in normal weight and obese populations: a pilot study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2018 Sep; 31(17):2319-2324.
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Anthropometric predictors of visceral adiposity in normal-weight and obese adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Dec; 14(8):575-84.
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Indicated prevention of adult obesity: how much weight change is necessary for normalization of weight status in children? JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Jan; 167(1):21-6.
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Auto-SCT for AML in second remission: CALGB study 9620. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Sep; 44(6):353-9.