Sex Factors

"Sex Factors" 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.

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Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.

Descriptor ID	D012737
MeSH Number(s)	N05.715.350.675 N06.850.490.875
Concept/Terms	Sex Factors Sex Factors Factor, Sex Factors, Sex Sex Factor

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Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Epidemiologic Factors [N05.715.350]
Sex Factors [N05.715.350.675]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Factors [N06.850.490]
Sex Factors [N06.850.490.875]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sex Factors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sex Factors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 716 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 45 publications in 2010 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	6	6
1996	0	6	6
1997	0	11	11
1998	1	9	10
1999	0	13	13
2000	0	16	16
2001	0	6	6
2002	0	17	17
2003	1	17	18
2004	1	17	18
2005	0	20	20
2006	1	21	22
2007	2	23	25
2008	0	28	28
2009	1	36	37
2010	2	43	45
2011	1	31	32
2012	1	35	36
2013	1	34	35
2014	1	32	33
2015	1	43	44
2016	1	34	35
2017	1	37	38
2018	0	36	36
2019	4	41	45
2020	1	28	29
2021	2	18	20
2022	0	5	5
2023	0	5	5
2024	0	23	23
2025	0	2	2

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Mohamoud A, Abdallah N, Ismayl M, Linzer M, Karim RM, Wardhere A, Johnson D, Goldsweig A. Racial and Ethnic and Sex Disparities in the Outcomes and Treatment of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Analysis From the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Feb 18; 14(4):e038683.

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Riglea T, Wellman RJ, Sylvestre MP, Sabiston C, O'Loughlin J. Factor structure and measurement invariance of the GAD-7 across time, sex, and language in young adults. J Affect Disord. 2025 Apr 15; 375:359-365.

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Rochon PA, Li J, O'Mahony D, Onder G, Petrovic M, Sternberg SA, Gurwitz JH, Savage RD, Wu W, Giannakeas V, Kthupi A, Dalton K, McCarthy LM, Mason R, Giancola A, Borhani P, Cherubini A. The impact of age, sex, and gender on polypharmacy and potential prescribing cascades: Lessons from five databases. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Feb; 73(2):520-532.

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Groom E, Thrasher CA, Herzog A, Zuloaga DG, Zuloaga KL. Basic Science and Pathogenesis. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec; 20 Suppl 1:e089305.

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Frintner MP, Freed GL, Byrne BJ, Leslie LK, Starmer AJ, Gottschlich EA, Olson LM. Differences in Pediatricians' Income by Sex Over Time. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 01; 154(5).

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P?rez CM, L?pez-Cepero A, Almod?var-Rivera I, Kiefe CI, Tucker KL, Person SD, Mattei J, Rodr?guez-Orengo J, Rosal MC. Cardiovascular Health Among Young Men and Women in Puerto Rico as Assessed by the Life's Essential 8 Metrics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Oct 15; 13(20):e035052.

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Petersen N, Adank DN, Quan Y, Edwards CM, Hallal SD, Taylor A, Winder DG, Doyle MA. A Novel Mouse Home Cage Lickometer System Reveals Sex- and Housing-Based Influences on Alcohol Drinking. eNeuro. 2024 Oct; 11(10).

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Evans E, Jacobs M, Ellis C. Allostatic load and cognitive recall among young adults: Racial, ethnic, and sex-specific variations. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2024 Oct; 30(8):755-763.

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DeVito EE, Ameral V, Sofuoglu M. Sex differences in comorbid pain and opioid use disorder: A scoping review. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2024 Dec; 90(12):3067-3083.

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Takla A, Mostafa MR, Eid MM, Abuelazm M, Hassan AR, Katamesh B, Mahmoud A, Abusnina W, Belal M, Ziada AR, Paul TK, Goldsweig AM. Sex difference in outcomes and management of cardiogenic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Nov; 49(11):102777.

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