Obesity, Abdominal

"Obesity, Abdominal" 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.

MeSH information

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A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME.

Descriptor ID	D056128
MeSH Number(s)	C18.654.726.500.697 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.249 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249
Concept/Terms	Obesity, Abdominal Obesity, Abdominal Abdominal Obesities Obesities, Abdominal Abdominal Obesity Central Obesity Central Obesities Obesities, Central Obesity, Central Obesity, Visceral Obesity, Visceral Visceral Obesity Obesities, Visceral Visceral Obesities

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Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Obesity, Abdominal [C18.654.726.500.697]
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, Abdominal [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.249]
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, Abdominal [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249]

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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	3	4
2016	0	1	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	0	1

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Mzayek F, Wang LE, Relyea G, Yu X, Terry JG, Carr J, Hundley GW, Hall ME, Correa A. Impact of Abdominal Obesity on Proximal and Distal Aorta Wall Thickness in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 09; 27(9):1527-1532.

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Panizza CE, Lim U, Yonemori KM, Cassel KD, Wilkens LR, Harvie MN, Maskarinec G, Delp EJ, Lampe JW, Shepherd JA, Le Marchand L, Boushey CJ. Effects of Intermittent Energy Restriction Combined with a Mediterranean Diet on Reducing Visceral Adiposity: A Randomized Active Comparator Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2019 Jun 20; 11(6).

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Kadowaki S, Miura K, Kadowaki T, Fujiyoshi A, El-Saed A, Masaki KH, Okamura T, Edmundowicz D, Rodriguez BL, Nakamura Y, Barinas-Mitchell EJM, Kadota A, Willcox BJ, Abbott RD, Kuller LH, Choo J, Shin C, Ueshima H, Sekikawa A. International Comparison of Abdominal Fat Distribution Among Four Populations: The ERA-JUMP Study. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2018 05; 16(4):166-173.

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Liu L, Wang Y, Wang J, Dong Y, Chang S, Liu X, Lutfy K, Chen H, Friedman TC, Jiang M, Liu Y. Enhanced hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase expression in adipose tissue may contribute to diet-induced visceral adiposity. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 12; 42(12):1999-2011.

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Yan C, Yang H, Wang Y, Dong Y, Yu F, Wu Y, Wang W, Adaku U, Lutfy K, Friedman TC, Tian S, Liu Y. Increased glycogen synthase kinase-3? and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase expression in adipose tissue may contribute to glucocorticoid-induced mouse visceral adiposity. Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 08; 40(8):1233-41.

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Yoon SJ, Kim DH, Nam GE, Yoon YJ, Han KD, Jung DW, Park SW, Kim YE, Lee SH, Lee SS, Kim YH. Prevalence and control of hypertension and albuminuria in South Korea: focus on obesity and abdominal obesity in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2012. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e111179.

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Mendy VL, Azevedo MJ, Sarpong DF, Rosas SE, Ekundayo OT, Sung JH, Bhuiyan AR, Jenkins BC, Addison C. The association between individual and combined components of metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e101610.

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Canepa M, AlGhatrif M, Pestelli G, Kankaria R, Makrogiannis S, Strait JB, Brunelli C, Lakatta EG, Ferrucci L. Impact of central obesity on the estimation of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. Am J Hypertens. 2014 Sep; 27(9):1209-17.

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Rillamas-Sun E, LaCroix AZ, Waring ME, Kroenke CH, LaMonte MJ, Vitolins MZ, Seguin R, Bell CL, Gass M, Manini TM, Masaki KH, Wallace RB. Obesity and late-age survival without major disease or disability in older women. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jan; 174(1):98-106.

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Novotny R, Vijayadeva V, Grove J, Lim U, Le Marchand L. Birth size and later central obesity among adolescent girls of Asian, White, and Mixed ethnicities. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013 Feb; 72(2):50-5.

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