Cross-Sectional Studies

"Cross-Sectional Studies" 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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Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

Descriptor ID	D003430
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.875 N05.715.360.775.175.275 N06.850.520.450.500.875
Concept/Terms	Cross-Sectional Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Cross Sectional Studies Cross-Sectional Study Studies, Cross-Sectional Study, Cross-Sectional Cross Sectional Analysis Analyses, Cross Sectional Cross Sectional Analyses Disease Frequency Surveys Surveys, Disease Frequency Disease Frequency Survey Survey, Disease Frequency Analysis, Cross-Sectional Analyses, Cross-Sectional Analysis, Cross Sectional Cross-Sectional Analyses Cross-Sectional Analysis Cross-Sectional Survey Cross Sectional Survey Cross-Sectional Surveys Survey, Cross-Sectional Surveys, Cross-Sectional Prevalence Studies Prevalence Studies Prevalence Study Studies, Prevalence Study, Prevalence

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cross-Sectional Studies".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.760]
Epidemiologic Studies [E05.318.760.500]
Cross-Sectional Studies [E05.318.760.500.875]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.775]
Epidemiologic Studies [N05.715.360.775.175]
Cross-Sectional Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.275]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N06.850.520.450]
Epidemiologic Studies [N06.850.520.450.500]
Cross-Sectional Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.875]

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Bar chart showing 2301 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 147 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	4	4
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	4	4
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	10	10
2002	0	22	22
2003	0	38	38
2004	0	33	33
2005	0	53	53
2006	0	51	51
2007	0	48	48
2008	0	79	79
2009	0	69	69
2010	0	90	90
2011	0	92	92
2012	1	113	114
2013	0	88	88
2014	0	129	129
2015	0	118	118
2016	0	113	113
2017	0	137	137
2018	0	131	131
2019	0	119	119
2020	0	147	147
2021	0	146	146
2022	0	127	127
2023	0	121	121
2024	0	130	130
2025	0	79	79

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cross-Sectional Studies" by people in Profiles.

Chaffee BW, Donaldson CD, Couch ET, Andersen-Rodgers E, Guerra C, Cheng NF, Ameli N, Stupplebeen D, Farooq O, Wilkinson M, Gansky S, Zhang X, Hoeft K. "I think we can do without [tobacco]": support for policies to end the tobacco epidemic among California adolescents. Tob Control. 2025 Dec 19; 34(e1):e17-e24.

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Kim MH, Lee J, Lim DJ, Ishikawa KM, Davis J, Lim E, Ahn HJ. Thyroid Hormone Sensitivity as a Possible Determinant of Metabolic Phenotypes in Young Adults, Not in Older Individuals. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 18; 110(12):e4144-e4152.

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Ruberg FL, Teruya S, Helmke S, Smiley DA, Fine D, Kurian D, Raiszadeh F, Prokaeva T, Spencer B, Wong S, Pandey S, Blaner WS, DeLuca A, Johnson LL, Kinkhabwala MP, Leb J, Mintz A, LaValley MP, Einstein AJ, Cohn E, Gallegos C, Murtagh G, Kelly JW, Miller EJ, Maurer MS. Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis in Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiol. 2025 Oct 01; 10(10):1034-1043.

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Balsara K, Iftikhar A, Animashaun E, Assari S, Zare H. Exploring the relationship between depressive symptoms, allostatic load, and income inequality in US adults aged 20 and older. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Nov; 384:118594.

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Yang H, Haldeman S, Hurwitz EL, Tavares PA, Green BN, Dale H, de Luca K. Association of Cognitive Impairment and Spinal Pain in the Older Adult Population in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2025 Jan-Jun; 48(1-5):57-68.

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Kosowan L, Katz A, Howse D, Adekoya I, Delahunty-Pike A, Seshie AZ, Marshall EG, Aubrey-Bassler K, Abaga E, Cooney J, Robinson M, Senior D, Zsager A, O'Rourke JJ, Neudorf C, Irwin M, Muhajarine N, Pinto AD. Validation of a standardised approach to collect sociodemographic and social needs data in Canadian primary care: cross-sectional study of the SPARK tool. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 09; 15(9):e091318.

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Chen JSC, Abbott M, Landorf KB. Association of Baxter's Neuropathy and Fatty Infiltration of the Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review. J Foot Ankle Res. 2025 Sep; 18(3):e70075.

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Chern I, Choi SY, Ahn HJ, Mau M, Yamasato K. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Gestational Diabetes and Its Association with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes among Women in Hawai'i. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Dec; 29(12):1679-1684.

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Nawfal ES, Gray A, Ladner R, Li T, Sheehan DM, Fennie K, Jean-Gilles M, Ward MK, Fernandez SB, Beach MC, D?vieux JG, Trepka MJ. Race- and ethnicity-specific patient-provider relationship characteristics associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral suppression among minority women with HIV, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2021-2022. AIDS Care. 2025 Nov; 37(11):1843-1856.

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Short E, Ammerman A, Novotny R, Cline C, Council SK, Ayers BL. Diet quality of Marshallese mothers of young children in Northwest Arkansas: an exploratory study. Public Health Nutr. 2025 Aug 22; 28(1):e146.

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