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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Obesity
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Obesidad
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Obesidade
Tree Number:
C18.654.726.500
C23.888.144.699.500
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500
G07.100.100.160.120.699.500
SP6.016.047
Definition
English
:
A status with
BODY WEIGHT
that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess
FATS
in the body. The standards may vary with age,
sex
, genetic or cultural background. In the
BODY MASS INDEX
, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID
OBESITY
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
OBESITY
, MORBID is also available; obese hyperglycemic
mice
are indexed
MICE
, OBESE: do not add
OBESITY
or
HYPERGLYCEMIA
unless
disease
particularly discussed
See Related
English
:
Anti-Obesity Agents
Appetite Depressants
Bariatrics
Body Weight
Diet, Reducing
Lipectomy
Skinfold Thickness
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
9951
Unique Identifier:
D009765
Occurrence in VHL
:
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