Obesity, Morbid

"Obesity, Morbid" 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.

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The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.

Descriptor ID	D009767
MeSH Number(s)	C18.654.726.500.700 C23.888.144.699.500.500 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500
Concept/Terms	Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Morbid Morbid Obesities Obesities, Morbid Obesity, Severe Obesities, Severe Severe Obesities Severe Obesity Morbid Obesity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Obesity, Morbid".

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C18.654.726.500.700]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Body Weight [C23.888.144]
Overweight [C23.888.144.699]
Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [C23.888.144.699.500.500]
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Body Weights and Measures [E01.370.600.115.100]
Body Size [E01.370.600.115.100.160]
Body Weight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120]
Overweight [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Weights and Measures [G07.100.100]
Body Size [G07.100.100.160]
Body Weight [G07.100.100.160.120]
Overweight [G07.100.100.160.120.699]
Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500]
Obesity, Morbid [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Obesity, Morbid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Obesity, Morbid".

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1
2024	0	2	2

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Akinyemi OA, Weldeslase TA, Andine TF, Fasokun M, Griffiths Y, Odusanya E, Williams M, Hughes K, Cornwell E, Fullum T. Race, Insurance, and Socioeconomic Influences on Outcomes Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Am Surg. 2024 Sep; 90(9):2300-2304.

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Weldeslase TA, Akinyemi OA, Keeling DJ, Enchill KA, Cornwell EE, Fullum TM. Utilization and Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Following the Affordable Care Act in the United States. Am Surg. 2024 Jun; 90(6):1234-1239.

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Akinyemi OA, Weldeslase TA, Fasokun M, Griffiths Y, Andine T, Odusanya E, Williams M, Hughes K, Cornwell E, Fullum T. The impact of the affordable care act on access to bariatric surgery in Maryland. Am J Surg. 2024 Sep; 235:115609.

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Miller A, Bochner R, Sohler N, Calixte R, Chan C, Umpaichitra V, Shalmiyev E, Novikova N, Desai N, Seigel W, Chin V, Periasamy S, Waldman L, Bamji M, Nagpal N, Duh-Leong C, Reznik M, Messito M, Bargman R. Modified body mass index z-scores in children in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatr Obes. 2022 11; 17(11):e12958.

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Clark CR, Chandler PD, Zhou G, Noel N, Achilike C, Mendez L, O'Connor GT, Smoller JW, Weiss ST, Murphy SN, Ommerborn MJ, Karnes JH, Klimentidis YC, Jordan CD, Hiatt RA, Ramirez AH, Loperena R, Mayo K, Cohn E, Ohno-Machado L, Boerwinkle E, Cicek M, Schully SD, Mockrin S, Gebo KA, Karlson EW. Geographic Variation in Obesity at the State Level in the All of Us Research Program. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 12 23; 18:E104.

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El-Zailik A, Cheung LK, Wang Y, Sherman V, Chow DS. Longitudinal Impacts of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Statins. Obes Surg. 2019 08; 29(8):2571-2583.

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Spadola CE, Wagner EF, Varga LM, Syvertsen JL, De La Cruz Munoz NF, Messiah SE. Response to Letter to the Editor: Alcohol Use Disorders and Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2018 10; 28(10):3306-3307.

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Spadola CE, Wagner EF, Varga LM, Syvertsen JL, De La Cruz Munoz NF, Messiah SE. A Qualitative Examination of Increased Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adults. Obes Surg. 2018 06; 28(6):1492-1497.

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Nguyen BT, Elia JL, Ha CY, Kaneshiro BE. Pregnancy Intention and Contraceptive Use among Women by Class of Obesity: Results from the 2006-2010 and 2011-2013 National Survey of Family Growth. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Jan - Feb; 28(1):51-58.

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Meng H, O'Connor DP, Lee BC, Layne CS, Gorniak SL. Alterations in over-ground walking patterns in obese and overweight adults. Gait Posture. 2017 03; 53:145-150.

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