Anthropometry

"Anthropometry" 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 technique that deals with the measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human or other primate body.

Descriptor ID	D000886
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.024 E05.041 N06.850.505.200.100
Concept/Terms	Anthropometry Anthropometry

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Anthropometry [E01.370.600.024]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Anthropometry [E05.041]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Biometry [N06.850.505.200]
Anthropometry [N06.850.505.200.100]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Anthropometry" by people in this website by year, and whether "Anthropometry" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 53 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2012 and 2015 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	1	3	4
2004	0	3	3
2005	0	2	2
2006	0	4	4
2008	0	3	3
2009	2	1	3
2010	0	2	2
2011	0	3	3
2012	1	4	5
2013	0	2	2
2014	0	2	2
2015	1	4	5
2017	1	4	5
2018	0	1	1
2019	0	2	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Palnati M, Park S, Marcus B, Pekow P, Rosal MC, Schoen C, Moore Simas TA, VanKim N, Sievert LL, Chasan-Taber L. Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention Among Latina Women on Infant Birth and Anthropometric Measures: Pooled Analyses of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials. J Phys Act Health. 2025 Jul 01; 22(7):846-856.

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Zeraatkar N, Auer B, Kalluri KS, May M, Momsen NC, Richards RG, Furenlid LR, Kuo PH, King MA. Improvement in sampling and modulation of multiplexing with temporal shuttering of adaptable apertures in a brain-dedicated multi-pinhole SPECT system. Phys Med Biol. 2021 03 02; 66(6):065004.

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Mahlanza TD, Manieri MC, Klawiter EC, Solomon AJ, Lathi E, Ionete C, Berriosmorales I, Severson C, Stankiewicz J, Cabot A, Elkort M, Chitnis T, Bove R, Katz J, Houtchens M. Prospective growth and developmental outcomes in infants born to mothers with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2021 01; 27(1):79-89.

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Shams-White MM, Chui K, Deuster PA, McKeown NM, Must A. Comparison of Anthropometric Measures in US Military Personnel in the Classification of Overweight and Obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 02; 28(2):362-370.

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Rudnev S, Burns JS, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Denisova T, Dikov Y, Kozupitsa G, Hauser R, Sergeyev O. Comparison of bioimpedance body composition in young adults in the Russian Children's Study. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 02; 35:153-161.

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Gallo S, Byham-Gray L, Duffy VB, Hoffman HJ, Hayes JE, Rawal S. Associations of olfactory dysfunction with anthropometric and cardiometabolic measures: Findings from the 2013-2014 national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES). Physiol Behav. 2020 03 01; 215:112702.

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Fuchs G, Chretien YR, Mario J, Do S, Eikermann M, Liu B, Yang K, Fintelmann FJ. Quantifying the effect of slice thickness, intravenous contrast and tube current on muscle segmentation: Implications for body composition analysis. Eur Radiol. 2018 Jun; 28(6):2455-2463.

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López-Contreras BE, Morán-Ramos S, Villarruel-Vázquez R, Macías-Kauffer L, Villamil-Ramírez H, León-Mimila P, Vega-Badillo J, Sánchez-Muñoz F, Llanos-Moreno LE, Canizalez-Román A, Del Río-Navarro B, Ibarra-González I, Vela-Amieva M, Villarreal-Molina T, Ochoa-Leyva A, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Canizales-Quinteros S. Composition of gut microbiota in obese and normal-weight Mexican school-age children and its association with metabolic traits. Pediatr Obes. 2018 06; 13(6):381-388.

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Avitabile CM, Goldberg DJ, Leonard MB, Wei ZA, Tang E, Paridon SM, Yoganathan AP, Fogel MA, Whitehead KK. Leg lean mass correlates with exercise systemic output in young Fontan patients. Heart. 2018 04; 104(8):680-684.

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Moran-Ramos S, Ocampo-Medina E, Gutierrez-Aguilar R, Macías-Kauffer L, Villamil-Ramírez H, López-Contreras BE, León-Mimila P, Vega-Badillo J, Gutierrez-Vidal R, Villarruel-Vazquez R, Serrano-Carbajal E, Del-Río-Navarro BE, Huertas-Vázquez A, Villarreal-Molina T, Ibarra-Gonzalez I, Vela-Amieva M, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Canizales-Quinteros S. An Amino Acid Signature Associated with Obesity Predicts 2-Year Risk of Hypertriglyceridemia in School-Age Children. Sci Rep. 2017 07 17; 7(1):5607.

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