Pediatric Obesity

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"Pediatric Obesity" 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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BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.

Descriptor ID	D063766
MeSH Number(s)	C18.654.726.500.720 C23.888.144.699.500.750 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750
Concept/Terms	Pediatric Obesity Pediatric Obesity Obesity, Pediatric Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity Obesity, Childhood Childhood Onset Obesity Obesity, Childhood Onset Child Obesity Obesity, Child Childhood Overweight Childhood Overweights Overweight, Childhood Obesity in Childhood Infant Obesity Infant Obesity Obesity, Infant Infant Overweight Overweight, Infant Infantile Obesity Obesity, Infantile Adolescent Obesity Adolescent Obesity Obesity, Adolescent Obesity in Adolescence Adolescent Overweight Overweight, Adolescent

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

Diseases [C]
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18]
Nutrition Disorders [C18.654]
Overnutrition [C18.654.726]
Obesity [C18.654.726.500]
Pediatric Obesity [C18.654.726.500.720]
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]
Pediatric Obesity [C23.888.144.699.500.750]
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]
Pediatric Obesity [E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750]
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]
Pediatric Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750]

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

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

publications

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

Bar chart showing 66 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2013	2	0	2
2014	6	2	8
2015	6	0	6
2016	8	4	12
2017	5	0	5
2018	5	1	6
2019	0	1	1
2020	3	2	5
2021	5	0	5
2022	5	0	5
2023	2	0	2
2024	4	1	5
2025	3	1	4

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

Singh R, Pierce CB, Makker K, Jacobson L, Jensen ET, Vaidya R, Gogcu S, Sanderson K, South AM, Thompson A, Perng W, Perrin EM, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Dunlop AL, Dabelea D, Ferrara A, Hedderson MM, Zhu Y, Karagas M, Camargo CA, Hockett CW, Aris IM, McEvoy CT, Ganiban JM, Farzan S, Serrano-Gonzalez M, Carnell S, Geiger SD, Zhao Q, O'Shea TM. Association of Maternal Prepregnancy BMI With Offspring Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Childhood. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Dec; 33(12):2330-2344.

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Song M, McHill AW, Dieckmann NF, Musil CM, Purnell JQ, Hayman LL. The mediating role of sleep bedtime regularity in the association between neighborhood factors and childhood obesity. Sleep Med. 2025 Oct; 134:106736.

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Ballinger Z, Green J, Cleary M, Wong K, Cherng N, Aidlen J. Racial Disparities in Paediatric Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: An MBSAQIP Analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2025 Nov; 20(11):e70045.

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Must A, Eliasziw M, Bandini LG, Curtin C, Maga?a S, Ranca?o KM. The Full Range of Weight Status by Race and Ethnicity in Children with and without Autism in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Pediatr. 2025 May; 280:114482.

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Ballinger Z, Green J, Cleary M, Wong K, Cherng N, Aidlen J. Trends (2017-2022) in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 06; 21(6):638-647.

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Pbert L, Druker S, Crawford S, Frisard C, Bram J, Olendzki B, Andersen V, Hazelton J, Simone D, Trivedi M, Ryan G, Schneider K, Geller AC. A pediatric primary care practice-based obesity intervention to support families: a cluster-randomized clinical trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Sep; 32(9):1721-1733.

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Carroll JE, Emond JA, VanKim N, Bertone-Johnson E, Sturgeon SR. A Latent Class Analysis of Family Eating Behaviors and Home Environment Habits on Preschool-Aged Children's Body Mass Index. Child Obes. 2024 Dec; 20(8):643-652.

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Babu Balagopal P, Kohli R, Uppal V, Averill L, Shah C, McGoogan K, Di Guglielmo M, Goran M, Hossain MJ. Effect of N-acetyl cysteine in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease-A pilot study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Sep; 79(3):652-660.

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Ertel KA, Okuzono SS, Beyer LN, Pintro K, Cuevas AG, Slopen N. Neighborhood Opportunity and Obesity in Early Adolescence: Differential Associations by Sex. J Adolesc Health. 2024 Aug; 75(2):314-322.

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Schratz LM, Larkin O, Dos Santos N, Martin C. Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Children: An Opportunity for Preventing Obesity. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2023 12; 25(12):1035-1045.

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