 Waist Circumference
"Waist Circumference" 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.
The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.
| Descriptor ID |
D055105
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.560 E05.041.124.160.875 G07.100.100.160.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist Circumference- Waist Circumference
- Circumference, Waist
- Circumferences, Waist
- Waist Circumferences
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist Circumference" by people in Profiles.
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Li X, Shao X, Kou M, Wang X, Ma H, Grundberg E, Bazzano LA, Smith SR, Bray GA, Sacks FM, Qi L. DNA Methylation at ABCG1 and Long-term Changes in Adiposity and Fat Distribution in Response to Dietary Interventions: The POUNDS Lost Trial. Diabetes Care. 2023 Dec 01; 46(12):2201-2207.
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Ptomey LT, Helsel BC, White DA, Lee J, Sherman JR, Washburn RA, Gorczyca AM, Donnelly JE. Intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 06; 66(6):503-516.
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Patel HP, Saland JM, Ng DK, Jiang S, Warady BA, Furth SL, Flynn JT. Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease and Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Renal Outcomes. J Pediatr. 2017 12; 191:133-139.
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Carlson JA, Remigio-Baker RA, Anderson CA, Adams MA, Norman GJ, Kerr J, Criqui MH, Allison M. Walking mediates associations between neighborhood activity supportiveness and BMI in the Women's Health Initiative San Diego cohort. Health Place. 2016 Mar; 38:48-53.
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