"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.
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
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| 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
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| 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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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1996 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1997 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1998 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1999 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2000 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2001 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2004 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2005 | 1 | 50 | 51 |
| 2006 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 2007 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2008 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2009 | 0 | 54 | 54 |
| 2010 | 0 | 71 | 71 |
| 2011 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2012 | 0 | 74 | 74 |
| 2013 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| 2014 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
| 2015 | 0 | 80 | 80 |
| 2016 | 1 | 98 | 99 |
| 2017 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2018 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2019 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| 2020 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| 2021 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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The Social Vulnerability Index and Incidence of Alzheimer Disease in a Population-Based Sample of Older Adults. Neurology. 2025 Apr 22; 104(8):e213464.
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Cardiovascular Health and Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Disease in Older Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e250527.
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Skeletal muscle disorders as risk factors for type 2 diabetes. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2025 Apr 01; 599:112466.
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Development and External Validation of a Home-based Risk Prediction Model of Natural Onset of Menopause-Teuta. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Dec 18; 110(1):e109-e116.
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Is Intravenous Contrast Associated with Increased Risk of Acute Kidney Injury? J Emerg Med. 2025 May; 72:129-136.
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Influence of consuming coffee and other beverages in adolescence on risk of type 2 diabetes in adulthood. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Oct; 39(10):1183-1197.
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Joint Injection or Aspiration before Total Knee Arthroplasty: Does It Increase the Risk of Periprosthetic Joint Infection? J Knee Surg. 2025 Mar; 38(4):195-200.
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External validation of dementia prediction models in Black or African American and White older adults: A longitudinal population-based study in the United States. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Nov; 20(11):7913-7922.
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Dietary fats and the APOE-e4 risk allele in relation to cognitive decline: a longitudinal investigation in a biracial population sample. J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 May; 28(5):100211.
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Evaluating the Sick Quitting Hypothesis for Frailty Status and Reducing Alcohol Use Among People With HIV in a Longitudinal Clinical Cohort Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 35(1):5-16.