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Descriptor English:   Obesity, Abdominal 
Descriptor Spanish:   Obesidad Abdominal 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Obesidade Abdominal 
Synonyms English:   Central Obesity  
Tree Number:   C18.654.726.500.697
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.249
G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249
Definition English:   A condition of having excess fat in the abdomen. Abdominal obesity is typically defined as waist circumferences of 40 inches or more in men and 35 inches or more in women. Abdominal obesity raises the risk of developing disorders, such as diabetes, hypertension and METABOLIC SYNDROME X. 
See Related English:   Abdominal Fat
 
History Note English:   2010 
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:   53563 
Unique Identifier:   D056128 

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