Risk Factors

"Risk 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.

MeSH information

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An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Descriptor ID	D012307
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.600.800.725 N05.715.350.200.700 N05.715.360.750.625.700.700 N06.850.490.625.750 N06.850.520.830.600.800.725
Concept/Terms	Risk Factors Risk Factors Factor, Risk Factors, Risk Risk Factor Population at Risk Population at Risk Risk, Population at Populations at Risk Risk, Populations at

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Probability [E05.318.740.600]
Risk [E05.318.740.600.800]
Risk Factors [E05.318.740.600.800.725]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Epidemiologic Factors [N05.715.350]
Causality [N05.715.350.200]
Risk Factors [N05.715.350.200.700]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Probability [N05.715.360.750.625]
Risk [N05.715.360.750.625.700]
Risk Factors [N05.715.360.750.625.700.700]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Factors [N06.850.490]
Causality [N06.850.490.625]
Risk Factors [N06.850.490.625.750]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Probability [N06.850.520.830.600]
Risk [N06.850.520.830.600.800]
Risk Factors [N06.850.520.830.600.800.725]

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publications

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

Bar chart showing 4133 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 244 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	24	24
1997	0	19	19
1998	0	30	30
1999	0	42	42
2000	0	39	39
2001	0	46	46
2002	0	50	50
2003	0	72	72
2004	0	76	76
2005	0	108	108
2006	0	115	115
2007	0	124	124
2008	0	140	140
2009	1	145	146
2010	0	177	177
2011	1	191	192
2012	0	182	182
2013	0	206	206
2014	0	223	223
2015	0	212	212
2016	0	205	205
2017	0	244	244
2018	0	222	222
2019	0	187	187
2020	0	223	223
2021	0	156	156
2022	0	145	145
2023	0	138	138
2024	0	164	164
2025	0	177	177
2026	0	49	49

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McGee-Avila JK, Haas CB, Shing JZ, Lawrence WR, Joe NS, Pfeiffer RM, Luo Q, Hsieh MC, Cherala S, Pawlish KS, Monterosso A, Cohen C, Hayes J, Callaway BS, Drezner K, Engels EA, Shiels MS. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Survival in People With and Without HIV in the United States, 2001-2019. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 08; 82(6):e1222-e1231.

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Madsen TE, Raker CA, Pavlovic JM, Harrington LB, Schnatz PF, Stefanick ML, Allison M, Shadyab AH, Liu S, Penzien DB, Haring B, Wild RA, Liu L, Saquib N, Wactawki-Wende J, Ikramuddin F, LaMonte MJ, Manson JE, Silver B. Migraine and Stroke Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative. Neurology. 2026 Jul 14; 107(1):e214825.

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Oakes K, Port J, Furer A, Ehrhardt-Humbert L, John K, Chee J, Infeld M, Homoud M, Madias C, Chalhoub F, Heist EK, Rozen G. Proper Use of the National Inpatient Sample Database to Analyze Safety of Cardiovascular Procedures. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 06 02; 15(11):e047611.

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Holman DM, Boring MA, Julian AK, Moser RP, Peterson KT, Perna FM. Prevalence and Context of Sunburn Among U.S. Adults - United States, 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026 May 21; 75(19):246-251.

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Sawalha K, Abughazaleh S, Gobeil K, Fox M, Rozen G, Heist EK, Chalhoub F. Safety and Outcomes of Intracardiac Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Closure in the Very Elderly: Propensity Score Matched Real-World Outcomes From a Large US Network. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun; 19(6):e014864.

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Reddington H, Shafique S, Palleiko B, Bludevich B, Crawford A, Maxfield M, Uy KF, Emmerick ICM, Lou F. The Modified Frailty Index and Its Association With Esophagectomy Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2026 Aug; 324:20-26.

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Bakradze E, Shu L, Yaghi S, Tran TLN, Crandal RC, Lester E, Mandel DM, Siegler JE, Penckofer M, Liberman AL, Field TS, Khan F, Kam W, Mac Grory B, Saleh Velez FG, Henninger N, Elangovan C, Krishnaiah B, Gandhi P, Shahripour RB, Ghannam M, Heldner MR, Antonenko K, Rothstein A, Leker RR, Metanis I, Samaniego E, Romoli M, Zedde M, Pascarella R, Nguyen TN, Klein P, Khasiyev F, Khazaal O, Almajali M, Zubair AS, Elnazeir M, Marto JP, Nehme A, Giles JA, Engelter ST, Stretz C, Salehi Omran S. Possible Diagnostic Error in Cervical Artery Dissection: Analysis of STOP-CAD Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 05 19; 15(10):e046408.

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Nelson SE, El Husseini N, Bahouth MN, Fleming TK, Harvey RL, Hayman LL, Raghavan P. Social and Environmental Determinants of Stroke Functional Outcome and Strategies to Reduce Inequities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke. 2026 Jun; 57(6):e219-e235.

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Boudreau DM, Pocobelli G, Bobb JF, Cheetham C, Dublin S, Andrade SE, Albertson-Junkans L, Griffin MR, Li DK, Raebel MA, Hechter RC, Pawloski PA, Toh S, Hua W, Ouellet-Hellstrom R, Horn P, Dinatale M, Ceresa C, Soukup M, Ma Y, Trinidad JP. Neural tube defect risk in relation to opioid analgesic exposure during early pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 05 07; 195(5):1242-1251.

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Ghazi L, Lewis CE, Jaeger BC, Kiefe CI, Foti K, Gabriel KP, Allen NB, Abdalla M, Levy PD, Hardy ST, Muntner P. Association of Socioeconomic Position with Incident Hypertension Hospitalization and Blood Pressure Control among Participants in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study. Am J Hypertens. 2026 05 01; 39(5):687-695.

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