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Descriptor
English
:
Obesity, Abdominal
Descriptor
Spanish
:
obesidad abdominal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Obesidade Abdominal
Synonyms
English
:
Abdominal Obesities
Abdominal Obesity
Central Obesities
Central Obesity
Obesities, Abdominal
Obesities, Central
Obesities, Visceral
Obesity, Central
Obesity, Visceral
Visceral Obesities
Visceral 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.
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
DG
diagnostic imaging
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
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
53563
Unique Identifier:
D056128
Occurrence in VHL
:
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