"Somatotypes" 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.
Particular categories of body build, determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics. The three basic body types are ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).
| Descriptor ID |
D013008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.800 G07.100.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Somatotypes- Somatotypes
- Somatotype
- Body Build
- Body Builds
- Build, Body
- Builds, Body
- Body Types
- Body Type
- Type, Body
- Types, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Somatotypes" by people in Profiles.
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Bennett JP, Liu YE, Quon BK, Kelly NN, Leong LT, Wong MC, Kennedy SF, Chow DC, Garber AK, Weiss EJ, Heymsfield SB, Shepherd JA. Three-dimensional optical body shape and features improve prediction of metabolic disease risk in a diverse sample of adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 08; 30(8):1589-1598.
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Arner AM, Grogan KE, Grabowski M, Reyes-Centeno H, Perry GH. Patterns of recent natural selection on genetic loci associated with sexually differentiated human body size and shape phenotypes. PLoS Genet. 2021 06; 17(6):e1009562.
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Shelton AJ, Solomon A, Lara-Smalling AA, Rianon NJ. Self-reported body shape and bone mineral density in a sample of African-American women. J Natl Black Nurses Assoc. 2011 Dec; 22(2):46-52.
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Adams-Campbell LL, Ukoli F, Young MP, Omene J, Nwankwo M, Haile GT, Kuller LH. An epidemiological assessment of blood pressure determinants in an adolescent population of Nigerians. J Hypertens. 1987 Oct; 5(5):575-80.