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.

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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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Bar chart showing 2634 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 188 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	0	3	3
1993	0	5	5
1994	0	3	3
1995	0	8	8
1996	0	14	14
1997	0	5	5
1998	0	10	10
1999	0	10	10
2000	0	6	6
2001	0	15	15
2002	0	45	45
2003	0	75	75
2004	0	81	81
2005	1	88	89
2006	0	98	98
2007	0	120	120
2008	0	135	135
2009	0	142	142
2010	0	126	126
2011	0	167	167
2012	0	155	155
2013	0	157	157
2014	0	188	188
2015	1	171	172
2016	0	147	147
2017	0	152	152
2018	0	177	177
2019	0	122	122
2020	0	132	132
2021	0	75	75

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Dick AS, Silva K, Gonzalez R, Sutherland MT, Laird AR, Thompson WK, Tapert SF, Squeglia LM, Gray KM, Nixon SJ, Cottler LB, La Greca AM, Gurwitch RH, Comer JS. Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youth. Nat Hum Behav. 2021 11; 5(11):1578-1589.

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Fernández-Rhodes L, Butera NM, Lodge EK, Franceschini N, Llabre MM, Arredondo EM, Gallo LC, Arguelles W, Penedo FJ, Daviglus ML, Isasi CR, Smokowski P, Gordon-Larsen P, Aiello AE, Perreira KM, Sotres-Alvarez D, North KE. Demographic and sociocultural risk factors for adulthood weight gain in Hispanic/Latinos: results from the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). BMC Public Health. 2021 11 10; 21(1):2064.

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Womack JA, Murphy TE, Ramsey C, Bathulapalli H, Leo-Summers L, Smith AC, Bates J, Jarad S, Gill TM, Hsieh E, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Tien PC, Yin MT, Brandt C, Justice AC. Brief Report: Are Serious Falls Associated With Subsequent Fragility Fractures Among Veterans Living With HIV? J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 10 01; 88(2):192-196.

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Miller KD, Ortiz AP, Pinheiro PS, Bandi P, Minihan A, Fuchs HE, Martinez Tyson D, Tortolero-Luna G, Fedewa SA, Jemal AM, Siegel RL. Cancer statistics for the US Hispanic/Latino population, 2021. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021 11; 71(6):466-487.

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Cuevas AG, Greatorex-Voith S, Assari S, Slopen N, Economos CD. Longitudinal Analysis of Psychosocial Stressors and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2021 09 13; 76(8):1580-1589.

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Leak-Johnson T, Yan F, Daniels P. What the Jackson Heart Study Has Taught Us About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in the African American Community: a 20-year Appreciation. Curr Diab Rep. 2021 09 08; 21(10):39.

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Okado I, Floyd FJ, Goebert D, Sugimoto-Matsuda J, Hayashi K. Applying ideation-to-action theories to predict suicidal behavior among adolescents. J Affect Disord. 2021 12 01; 295:1292-1300.

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Sattayapiwat O, Wan P, Hernandez BY, Le Marchand L, Wilkens L, Haiman CA. Association of Anthropometric Measures With the Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Multiethnic Cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 09 01; 190(9):1770-1783.

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Founti P, Coleman AL, Wilson MR, Yu F, Harris A, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Koskosas A, Salonikiou A, Keskini C, Malamas A, Kilintzis V, Raptou A, Tzoanou G, Topouzis F. Twelve-Year Incidence of Open-angle Glaucoma: The Thessaloniki Eye Study. J Glaucoma. 2021 09 01; 30(9):851-858.

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Williams PG, Barger SD, Curtis BJ. Individual differences in habitual short sleep duration and dysfunction: Subjective health versus objective cardiovascular disease risk. Health Psychol. 2021 Sep; 40(9):587-596.

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