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Childhood obesity

MedGen UID:
453266
Concept ID:
C2362324
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Child Obesity; Childhood Obesity; Childhood Onset Obesity; Obesity in Childhood; Obesity, Child; Obesity, Childhood; Obesity, Childhood Onset; Obesity, Pediatric; Pediatric Obesity
SNOMED CT: Childhood obesity (444862003); Childhood obesity BMI 95-100 percentile (444862003)

Definition

Body mass index at or above 95th percentile as compared to children of the same age and sex [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood obesity

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smith JD, Fu E, Kobayashi MA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2020 May 7;16:351-378. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-100219-060201. PMID: 32097572Free PMC Article
Dabas A, Seth A
Indian J Pediatr 2018 Jul;85(7):546-553. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-018-2636-x. PMID: 29457204
Kumar S, Kelly AS
Mayo Clin Proc 2017 Feb;92(2):251-265. Epub 2017 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.09.017. PMID: 28065514

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leung AKC, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2024;20(1):2-26. doi: 10.2174/1573396318666220801093225. PMID: 35927921
Cao Z, Wu Y, Li Q, Li Y, Wu J
Ann Med 2022 Dec;54(1):1636-1645. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2085883. PMID: 35703935Free PMC Article
Smith JD, Fu E, Kobayashi MA
Annu Rev Clin Psychol 2020 May 7;16:351-378. Epub 2020 Feb 25 doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-100219-060201. PMID: 32097572Free PMC Article
Simmonds M, Llewellyn A, Owen CG, Woolacott N
Obes Rev 2016 Feb;17(2):95-107. Epub 2015 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/obr.12334. PMID: 26696565
Güngör NK
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2014 Sep;6(3):129-43. doi: 10.4274/Jcrpe.1471. PMID: 25241606Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Marcus C, Danielsson P, Hagman E
J Intern Med 2022 Dec;292(6):870-891. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1111/joim.13547. PMID: 35883220Free PMC Article
Cao Z, Wu Y, Li Q, Li Y, Wu J
Ann Med 2022 Dec;54(1):1636-1645. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2085883. PMID: 35703935Free PMC Article
Schroeder K, Schuler BR, Kobulsky JM, Sarwer DB
Obes Rev 2021 Jul;22(7):e13204. Epub 2021 Jan 27 doi: 10.1111/obr.13204. PMID: 33506595Free PMC Article
Kumar S, Kaufman T
Panminerva Med 2018 Dec;60(4):200-212. Epub 2018 Oct 5 doi: 10.23736/S0031-0808.18.03557-7. PMID: 30303357
Simmonds M, Llewellyn A, Owen CG, Woolacott N
Obes Rev 2016 Feb;17(2):95-107. Epub 2015 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/obr.12334. PMID: 26696565

Therapy

Liu Z, Gao P, Gao AY, Lin Y, Feng XX, Zhang F, Xu LQ, Niu WY, Fang H, Zhou S, Li WH, Yuan JH, Xu CX, Wu N, Li HJ, Wen LM, Patton GC, Wang HJ, Wu YF
JAMA Pediatr 2022 Jan 1;176(1):e214375. Epub 2022 Jan 4 doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4375. PMID: 34747972Free PMC Article
Whitehead L, Kabdebo I, Dunham M, Quinn R, Hummelshoj J, George C, Denney-Wilson E
J Adv Nurs 2021 Dec;77(12):4612-4631. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1111/jan.14928. PMID: 34142727Free PMC Article
Brown T, Moore TH, Hooper L, Gao Y, Zayegh A, Ijaz S, Elwenspoek M, Foxen SC, Magee L, O'Malley C, Waters E, Summerbell CD
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019 Jul 23;7(7):CD001871. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001871.pub4. PMID: 31332776Free PMC Article
De Miguel-Etayo P, Bueno G, Garagorri JM, Moreno LA
World Rev Nutr Diet 2013;108:98-106. Epub 2013 Sep 6 doi: 10.1159/000351493. PMID: 24029793
Hartling L, Dryden DM, Guthrie A, Muise M, Vandermeer B, Aktary WM, Pasichnyk D, Seida JC, Donovan L
Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) 2012 Oct;(210):1-327. PMID: 24423035Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Heerman WJ, Sommer EC, Slaughter JC, Samuels LR, Martin NC, Barkin SL
J Pediatr 2019 Oct;213:115-120. Epub 2019 Jul 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.06.031. PMID: 31353040Free PMC Article
Walters DD, Phan LTH, Mathisen R
Health Policy Plan 2019 Jul 1;34(6):407-417. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czz050. PMID: 31236559Free PMC Article
Wühl E
Acta Paediatr 2019 Jan;108(1):37-43. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1111/apa.14551. PMID: 30144170
Aranceta-Bartrina J, Pérez-Rodrigo C
Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2018 Nov;71(11):888-891. Epub 2018 Sep 3 doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2018.05.042. PMID: 30190188
Pont SJ, Puhl R, Cook SR, Slusser W; SECTION ON OBESITY; OBESITY SOCIETY
Pediatrics 2017 Dec;140(6) Epub 2017 Nov 20 doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3034. PMID: 29158228

Clinical prediction guides

Cristian A, Tarry-Adkins JL, Aiken CE
Curr Nutr Rep 2023 Sep;12(3):416-425. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s13668-023-00482-z. PMID: 37338777Free PMC Article
Jia P, Luo M, Li Y, Zheng JS, Xiao Q, Luo J
Obes Rev 2021 Feb;22 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e12944. Epub 2019 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/obr.12944. PMID: 31507064Free PMC Article
Butler ÉM, Derraik JGB, Taylor RW, Cutfield WS
Horm Res Paediatr 2018;90(6):358-367. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1159/000496563. PMID: 30739117
Ojeda-Rodríguez A, Zazpe I, Morell-Azanza L, Chueca MJ, Azcona-Sanjulian MC, Marti A
Nutrients 2018 Oct 13;10(10) doi: 10.3390/nu10101500. PMID: 30322156Free PMC Article
Butler ÉM, Derraik JGB, Taylor RW, Cutfield WS
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018 Apr 25;31(5):497-501. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0110. PMID: 29668465

Recent systematic reviews

Ling J, Chen S, Zahry NR, Kao TA
Obes Rev 2023 Feb;24(2):e13535. Epub 2022 Nov 27 doi: 10.1111/obr.13535. PMID: 36437105Free PMC Article
Schroeder K, Schuler BR, Kobulsky JM, Sarwer DB
Obes Rev 2021 Jul;22(7):e13204. Epub 2021 Jan 27 doi: 10.1111/obr.13204. PMID: 33506595Free PMC Article
Jia P, Luo M, Li Y, Zheng JS, Xiao Q, Luo J
Obes Rev 2021 Feb;22 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e12944. Epub 2019 Sep 10 doi: 10.1111/obr.12944. PMID: 31507064Free PMC Article
Valaiyapathi B, Gower B, Ashraf AP
Curr Diabetes Rev 2020;16(3):220-229. doi: 10.2174/1573399814666180608074510. PMID: 29879890Free PMC Article
Simmonds M, Llewellyn A, Owen CG, Woolacott N
Obes Rev 2016 Feb;17(2):95-107. Epub 2015 Dec 23 doi: 10.1111/obr.12334. PMID: 26696565

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