"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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 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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The most optimal school recruitment strategies for school-based obesity prevention and health promotion research in the United States: A systematic review with Delphi study. Obes Rev. 2024 Nov; 25(11):e13808.
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Response to school-based interventions for overweight and obesity: A systematic scoping review. Clin Obes. 2022 Dec; 12(6):e12557.
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Exploratory Decision Trees to Predict Obesity Intervention Response among Hispanic American Youth. Child Obes. 2023 04; 19(3):194-202.
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Reducing Obesogenic Eating Behaviors in Hispanic Children through a Family-Based, Culturally-Tailored RCT: Abriendo Caminos. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 02 09; 19(4).
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Harmonizing Ratings From Different School Environment Assessment Methods: A Simplified Approach. J Sch Health. 2022 01; 92(1):92-98.
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A staged approach to address youth unresponsive to initial obesity intervention: a randomized clinical trial. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 12; 45(12):2585-2590.
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Stakeholder perspectives and sustainability of an integrated care model for the prevention and management of obesity: the Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) project. Transl Behav Med. 2021 03 16; 11(2):393-407.
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How Minority Parents Could Help Children Develop Healthy Eating Behaviors: Parent and Child Perspectives. Nutrients. 2020 Dec 18; 12(12).
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The Role of Early and Later Response on Overall Outcomes in School-Based Obesity Intervention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 01; 29(1):177-183.
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Cross-Site Process Evaluation Results for the Early Childhood Education Center Setting: CORD Study. Child Obes. 2020 07; 16(5):350-357.