"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thinness" by people in Profiles.
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Increasing BMI is associated with higher mortality, worsening outcomes and highly specific injury patterns following trauma: A multi-institutional analysis of 191,274 patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 02 01; 90(2):376-383.
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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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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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MicroRNA-30 modulates metabolic inflammation by regulating Notch signaling in adipose tissue macrophages. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 06; 42(6):1140-1150.
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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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Does midlife obesity really lower dementia risk? Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015 Jul; 3(7):500-1.
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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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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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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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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.