Somatotypes

"Somatotypes" 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.

MeSH information

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Particular categories of body build, determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics. The three basic body types are ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).

Descriptor ID

D013008

MeSH Number(s)

E01.370.600.115.800

G07.100.800

Concept/Terms

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Somatotypes".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Body Constitution [E01.370.600.115]
Somatotypes [E01.370.600.115.800]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Body Constitution [G07.100]
Somatotypes [G07.100.800]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Somatotypes" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Somatotypes" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 22 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1996 and 2005 and 2008 and 2022 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1996	0	2	2
1998	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2009	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	1	2
2023	0	2	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Somatotypes" by people in Profiles.

Metabolically defined body size and body shape phenotypes and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Med. 2023 06; 12(11):12668-12682.

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Body mass index and body shape before treatment and nasopharyngeal carcinoma prognosis: A population-based patient cohort study in southern China. Int J Cancer. 2023 07 15; 153(2):290-301.

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Allometric body shape indices, type 2 diabetes and kidney function: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023 07; 25(7):1803-1812.

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Genetic loci implicated in meta-analysis of body shape in Africans. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2022 06; 32(6):1511-1518.

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Longitudinal trajectories of lifetime body shape and prostate cancer angiogenesis. Eur J Epidemiol. 2022 Mar; 37(3):261-270.

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Associations between body shape across the life course and adulthood concentrations of sex hormones in men and pre- and postmenopausal women: a multicohort study. Br J Nutr. 2022 04 14; 127(7):1000-1009.

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Weight gain during early adulthood, trajectory of body shape and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A prospective cohort study among women. Metabolism. 2020 12; 113:154398.

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Foot typology, body weight distribution, and postural stability of adolescent elite soccer players: A 3-year longitudinal study. PLoS One. 2018; 13(9):e0204578.

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Height, waist circumference, body mass index, and body somatotype across the life course and risk of glioma. Cancer Causes Control. 2018 08; 29(8):707-719.

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Body fatness throughout the life course and the incidence of premenopausal breast cancer. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 08; 45(4):1103-1112.

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