"Thinness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A state of insufficient flesh on the body usually defined as having a body weight less than skeletal and physical standards. Depending on age, sex, and genetic background, a BODY MASS INDEX of less than 18.5 is considered as underweight.
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D013851
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MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.144.828 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.828 G07.100.100.160.120.828
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2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thinness" by people in Profiles.
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Gaies M, Ghanayem NS, Alten JA, Costello JM, Lasa JJ, Chanani NK, Shin AY, Retzloff L, Zhang W, Pasquali SK, Banerjee M, Tabbutt S. Variation in Adjusted Mortality for Medical Admissions to Pediatric Cardiac ICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 02; 20(2):143-148.
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Garand KL, Strange C, Paoletti L, Hopkins-Rossabi T, Martin-Harris B. Oropharyngeal swallow physiology and swallowing-related quality of life in underweight patients with concomitant advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2018; 13:2663-2671.
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Jackson LB, Henshaw MH, Carter J, Chowdhury SM. Sex-specific lean body mass predictive equations are accurate in the obese paediatric population. Ann Hum Biol. 2016 Sep; 43(5):417-22.
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Rajkumar AP, Smith A, Greaves S, Duggal A, Bandyopadhyay D. Does midlife obesity really lower dementia risk? Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Jul; 3(7):500-1.
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Chowdhury SM, Henshaw MH, Friedman B, Saul JP, Shirali GS, Carter J, Levitan BM, Hulsey T. Lean body mass may explain apparent racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness in obese children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 May; 27(5):561-7.
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Marriott BP, White A, Hadden L, Davies JC, Wallingford JC. World Health Organization (WHO) infant and young child feeding indicators: associations with growth measures in 14 low-income countries. Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Jul; 8(3):354-70.
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Brewerton TD. Posttraumatic stress disorder and disordered eating: food addiction as self-medication. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Aug; 20(8):1133-4.
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Marriott BP, White AJ, Hadden L, Davies JC, Wallingford JC. How well are infant and young child World Health Organization (WHO) feeding indicators associated with growth outcomes? An example from Cambodia. Matern Child Nutr. 2010 Oct; 6(4):358-73.
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Takahashi N, Li F, Hua K, Deng J, Wang CH, Bowers RR, Bartness TJ, Kim HS, Harp JB. Increased energy expenditure, dietary fat wasting, and resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice lacking renin. Cell Metab. 2007 Dec; 6(6):506-12.
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Basile J. Gaining weight increases the risk for the development of heart failure. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2002 Nov-Dec; 4(6):433.