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Descriptor English: Pediatric Obesity
Descriptor Spanish: Obesidad Infantil
Descriptor obesidad pediátrica
Entry term(s) obesidad infantil
Scope note: La constatación de un ÍNDICE DE MASA CORPORAL en los niños (2-12 años) y adolescentes (13-18 años) muy superior al punto de corte recomendado para cada edad y sexo específicos. En los niños de menos de dos años de edad, la obesidad se determina en base al percentil calculado del peso en relación con la talla.
Descriptor Portuguese: Obesidade Infantil
Descriptor French: Obésité pédiatrique
Entry term(s): Adolescent Obesity
Adolescent Overweight
Child Obesity
Childhood Obesity
Childhood Onset Obesity
Childhood Overweight
Infant Obesity
Infant Overweight
Infantile Obesity
Obesity in Adolescence
Obesity in Childhood
Obesity, Adolescent
Obesity, Child
Obesity, Childhood
Obesity, Childhood Onset
Obesity, Infant
Obesity, Infantile
Obesity, Pediatric
Overweight, Adolescent
Overweight, Childhood
Overweight, Infant
Tree number(s): C18.654.726.750.500.720
C23.888.144.699.500.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D063766
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Obesity (1963-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014
History Note: 2014
DeCS ID: 55220
Unique ID: D063766
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Pediatric Obesity - Preferred
Concept UI M0578215
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Pediatric Obesity
Entry term(s) Child Obesity
Childhood Obesity
Childhood Onset Obesity
Obesity in Childhood
Obesity, Child
Obesity, Childhood
Obesity, Childhood Onset
Obesity, Pediatric
Infant Overweight - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000638888
Preferred term Infant Overweight
Entry term(s) Overweight, Infant
Infantile Obesity - Narrower
Concept UI M000643664
Preferred term Infantile Obesity
Entry term(s) Infant Obesity
Obesity, Infant
Obesity, Infantile
Childhood Overweight - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000638886
Preferred term Childhood Overweight
Entry term(s) Overweight, Childhood
Adolescent Overweight - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000638887
Preferred term Adolescent Overweight
Entry term(s) Overweight, Adolescent
Adolescent Obesity - Narrower
Concept UI M000622377
Preferred term Adolescent Obesity
Entry term(s) Obesity in Adolescence
Obesity, Adolescent



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