"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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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Attenuated efficacy of pediatric obesity treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01; 30(1):45-49.
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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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Association between maternal adherence to healthy lifestyle practices and risk of obesity in offspring: results from two prospective cohort studies of mother-child pairs in the United States. BMJ. 2018 07 04; 362:k2486.
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Lifestyle of women before pregnancy and the risk of offspring obesity during childhood through early adulthood. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 07; 42(7):1275-1284.
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The Chronic Care Model to Improve Management of Childhood Obesity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 06; 57(6):727-732.
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Addressing asthma and obesity in children with community health workers: proof-of-concept intervention development. BMC Pediatr. 2016 12 01; 16(1):198.
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Systematic review of paediatric weight management interventions delivered in the home setting. Obes Rev. 2016 10; 17(10):977-88.
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Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Overweight and Non-Overweight Children With Asthma. J Pediatr Health Care. 2017 Jan - Feb; 31(1):37-45.
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Determinants of Obesity in the Hispanic Preschool Population: An Integrative Review. Public Health Nurs. 2016 05; 33(3):189-99.