"Ideal Body Weight" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Expected weight of a healthy normal individual based on age, sex, and height. Thus, a malnourished person would weigh less than their ideal body weight.
| Descriptor ID |
D056865
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.499 E05.041.124.160.750.650 G07.100.100.160.120.499 G07.345.249.314.120.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Ideal Body Weight- Ideal Body Weight
- Body Weight, Ideal
- Body Weights, Ideal
- Ideal Body Weights
- Weight, Ideal Body
- Weights, Ideal Body
- Normal Body Weight
- Body Weight, Normal
- Body Weights, Normal
- Normal Body Weights
- Weight, Normal Body
- Weights, Normal Body
- Ideal Body Mass
- Body Mass, Ideal
- Body Masses, Ideal
- Ideal Body Masses
- Mass, Ideal Body
- Masses, Ideal Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ideal Body Weight" by people in Profiles.
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Respiratory management in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2020 Apr; 9(3):229-238.
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Demographics, management and outcome of females and males with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the LUNG SAFE prospective cohort study. Eur Respir J. 2019 10; 54(4).
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Child Neurodevelopmental Outcomes by Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 12; 132(6):1386-1393.
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The effect of exercise during pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus in normal-weight women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2018 Nov 12; 18(1):440.
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What's the Best Way to Treat Normal-Weight People With Metabolic Abnormalities? JAMA. 2018 Jul 17; 320(3):223-225.
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Lean body weight is the best scale for venous thromboprophylaxis algorithm in severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Pharmacol Res. 2018 05; 131:211-217.
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Does education modify the effect of ethnicity in the expression of ideal cardiovascular health? The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Nov; 40(11):1000-1007.
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Body Dissatisfaction in Individuals with Obesity Compared to Normal-Weight Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obes Facts. 2016; 9(6):424-441.