"Waist Circumference" 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.
The measurement around the body at the level of the ABDOMEN and just above the hip bone. The measurement is usually taken immediately after exhalation.
| Descriptor ID |
D055105
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.560 E05.041.124.160.875 G07.100.100.160.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Waist Circumference- Waist Circumference
- Circumference, Waist
- Circumferences, Waist
- Waist Circumferences
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waist Circumference" by people in Profiles.
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The Gut Microbiota during a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 18; 13(9).
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What Happens After Menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of cardiovascular and metabolic risk 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Gynecol Oncol. 2021 07; 162(1):88-96.
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The association between weight-promoting medication use and weight gain in postmenopausal women: findings from the Women's Health Initiative. Menopause. 2020 10; 27(10):1117-1125.
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Metabolic syndrome and risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a prospective study. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Apr; 30(4):355-363.
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Randomised controlled trial to study the efficacy of exercise with and without metformin on women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2019 Mar; 234:149-154.
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Racial and ethnic differences in the polycystic ovary syndrome metabolic phenotype. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 05; 216(5):493.e1-493.e13.
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Metabolic Profiles of Obesity in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0159548.
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Breastfeeding status at age 3 months is associated with adiposity and cardiometabolic markers at age 4 years in Mexican children. J Nutr. 2015 Jun; 145(6):1295-302.
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Correlation of serum leptin with anthropometric parameters and abdominal fat depots determined by ultrasonography in overweight and obese women. Pril (Makedon Akad Nauk Umet Odd Med Nauki). 2013; 34(1):115-9.
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Family income trajectory during childhood is associated with adiposity in adolescence: a latent class growth analysis. BMC Public Health. 2012 Aug 05; 12:611.