"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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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Obesity in children with low back pain: implications with imaging phenotypes and opioid use. Spine J. 2023 Jul; 23(7):945-953.
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Weather and Household Predictors of Childhood Obesity Treatment Attendance in Low-Income Urban Families. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 05; 61(4):325-329.
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A School Wellness Partnership to Address Childhood Obesity. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2022; 16(1):85-91.
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Attenuated efficacy of pediatric obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01; 30(1):45-49.
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Engaging the School Community in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program: The Role of the 21st-Century School Nurse. NASN Sch Nurse. 2020 Sep; 35(5):260-265.
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CHECK: A randomized trial evaluating the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of home visitation in pediatric weight loss treatment. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 01; 88:105891.
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Pediatric obesity is associated with short-term risks after pelvic osteotomy. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Mar; 28(2):95-99.
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Maternal metabolic factors during pregnancy predict early childhood growth trajectories and obesity risk: the CANDLE Study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2019 10; 43(10):1914-1922.
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The Growing Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease: Preventive Strategies to Delay the Risk for Progression to ESRD. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2019; 1121:57-59.
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Effects of Physical Exercise on Adiponectin, Leptin, and Inflammatory Markers in Childhood Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Child Obes. 2018 May/Jun; 14(4):207-217.