"Body Fat Distribution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Deposits of ADIPOSE TISSUE throughout the body. The pattern of fat deposits in the body regions is an indicator of health status. Excess ABDOMINAL FAT increases health risks more than excess fat around the hips or thighs, therefore, WAIST-HIP RATIO is often used to determine health risks.
| Descriptor ID |
D050218
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.062 G02.111.130.134 G03.180.134 G07.100.049.134
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Fat Distribution- Body Fat Distribution
- Distribution, Body Fat
- Fat Distribution, Body
- Body Fat Patterning
- Fat Patterning, Body
- Patterning, Body Fat
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Fat Distribution" by people in Profiles.
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Body Fat Distribution, Cardiometabolic Traits, and Risk of Major Lower-Extremity Arterial Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Diabetes Care. 2022 01 01; 45(1):222-231.
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Association between regional body fat and cardiovascular disease risk among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index. Eur Heart J. 2019 09 07; 40(34):2849-2855.
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Joint association of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor variants with abdominal obesity in American Indians: the Strong Heart Family Study. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102220.
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Gestational and early life influences on infant body composition at 1 year. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jan; 21(1):144-8.
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Leptin, fat mass, and bone mineral density in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women. J Clin Densitom. 2011 Jul-Sep; 14(3):321-5.
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Paradoxical increase in arterial compliance in obese pubertal children. Angiology. 2011 Oct; 62(7):565-70.
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Anthropometric estimations of percent body fat in NCAA Division I female athletes: a 4-compartment model validation. J Strength Cond Res. 2009 Jul; 23(4):1068-76.
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Predictors of acquired lipodystrophy in juvenile-onset dermatomyositis and a gradient of severity. Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Mar; 87(2):70-86.
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The influence of obesity on arterial compliance in adult men and women. Vasc Med. 2007 Aug; 12(3):183-8.
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Changes in thoracic gas volume with air-displacement plethysmography after a weight loss program in overweight and obese women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar; 62(3):444-50.