Adiposity

"Adiposity" 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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The amount of fat or lipid deposit at a site or an organ in the body, an indicator of body fat status.

Descriptor ID	D050154
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.115.100.062.500 G02.111.130.134.500 G03.180.134.500 G07.100.049.134.500
Concept/Terms	Adiposity Adiposity

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adiposity".

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 Fat Distribution [E01.370.600.115.100.062]
Adiposity [E01.370.600.115.100.062.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Chemical Phenomena [G02]
Biochemical Phenomena [G02.111]
Body Composition [G02.111.130]
Body Fat Distribution [G02.111.130.134]
Adiposity [G02.111.130.134.500]
Metabolism [G03]
Body Composition [G03.180]
Body Fat Distribution [G03.180.134]
Adiposity [G03.180.134.500]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Body Composition [G07.100.049]
Body Fat Distribution [G07.100.049.134]
Adiposity [G07.100.049.134.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Adiposity".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Adiposity".

publications

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

Bar chart showing 66 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2014 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2006	1	1	2
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	3	0	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	4	6
2013	3	2	5
2014	5	2	7
2015	3	4	7
2016	2	2	4
2017	1	4	5
2018	2	4	6
2019	2	3	5
2020	2	0	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	1	2	3
2023	1	1	2
2024	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Adiposity" by people in Profiles.

Bea JW, Ochs-Balcom HM, Valencia CI, Chen Z, Blew RM, Lind KE, Caan BJ, Roe DJ, Rohan TE, Reeves KW, Manson JE, Ballinger T, Reding KW, Follis S, Ziller SG, Odegaard AO. Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue associations with postmenopausal breast cancer incidence. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Jan 03; 9(1).

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Claudel SE, Verma A. Association between adipose deposition and mortality among adults without major cardiovascular risk factors. Diabetes Metab. 2025 Jan; 51(1):101595.

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Fitzgibbons TP. Epicardial Adipose-Derived miR92a-3p: Stress Reduction Therapy? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 07 25; 82(4):333-335.

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Vieyra G, Hankinson SE, Oulhote Y, Vandenberg LN, Tinker L, Manson JE, Shadyab AH, Thomson CA, Bao W, Allison M, Odegaard AO, Reeves KW. Association between urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and adiposity among postmenopausal women. Environ Res. 2023 04 01; 222:115356.

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Fields ND, VanKim NA, Whitcomb BW, Bertone-Johnson ER, Mart?nez AD, Chae DH. Racism-Related Experiences and Adiposity: Findings From the Black Women's Experiences Living With Lupus (BeWELL) Study. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Mar-Apr; 33(2):153-159.

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Sievert LL, Whitcomb BW, Verjee MA, Gerber LM. Limited evidence of a threshold effect for increasing adiposity on risk of symptoms at midlife. Menopause. 2022 12 01; 29(12):1381-1387.

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McGovern C, Rifas-Shiman SL, Switkowski KM, Woo Baidal JA, Lightdale JR, Hivert MF, Oken E, Aris IM. Association of cow's milk intake in early childhood with adiposity and cardiometabolic risk in early adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 08 04; 116(2):561-571.

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Sant KE, Annunziato K, Conlin S, Teicher G, Chen P, Venezia O, Downes GB, Park Y, Timme-Laragy AR. Developmental exposures to perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) impact embryonic nutrition, pancreatic morphology, and adiposity in the zebrafish, Danio rerio. Environ Pollut. 2021 Apr 15; 275:116644.

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Korn AR, Economos CD, Hammond RA, Hennessy E, Kalkwarf HJ, Must A, Woo JG. Associations of mothers' source of feeding information with longitudinal trajectories of sugar-sweetened beverage intake, 100% juice intake and adiposity in early childhood. Pediatr Obes. 2021 05; 16(5):e12746.

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Giatsidis G, Succar J, Waters TD, Liu W, Rhodius P, Chnari E, Orgill DP. Reply: Tissue-Engineered Soft-Tissue Reconstruction Using Noninvasive Mechanical Preconditioning and a Shelf-Ready Allograft Adipose Matrix. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 07; 146(1):99e-100e.

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