"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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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-effectiveness of a complex continuum of care intervention targeting women and children: protocol for an economic evaluation of the Bukhali trial in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2024 May 13; 14(5):e080166.
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High but decreasing prevalence of overweight in preschool children: encouragement for further action. BMJ. 2023 10 09; 383:e075736.
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The global challenge of childhood obesity and its consequences: what can be done? Lancet Glob Health. 2023 08; 11(8):e1172-e1173.
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Participatory prioritisation of interventions to improve primary school food environments in Gauteng, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2023 06 29; 23(1):1263.
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An intergenerational life-course approach to address early childhood obesity and adiposity: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI). Lancet Glob Health. 2023 03; 11 Suppl 1:S15.
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Identifying priority interventions using the Behaviour Change Wheel to improve public primary school food environments in urban South Africa. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 03; 11 Suppl 1:S19.
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Association between fetal abdominal growth trajectories, maternal metabolite signatures early in pregnancy, and childhood growth and adiposity: prospective observational multinational INTERBIO-21st fetal study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 10; 10(10):710-719.
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The impact of maternal hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy on offspring blood pressure in Soweto, South Africa. J Hypertens. 2022 05 01; 40(5):969-977.
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Obesity and adiposity of 3- to 6-year-old children born to mothers with hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy in an urban South African setting. Ann Hum Biol. 2021 Mar; 48(2):81-92.
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Parent perspectives on preschoolers' movement and dietary behaviours: a qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa. Public Health Nutr. 2021 08; 24(12):3637-3647.