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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Bar chart showing 815 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 58 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	5	5
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	7	8
2002	0	16	16
2003	0	20	20
2004	0	27	27
2005	1	20	21
2006	1	37	38
2007	0	33	33
2008	0	33	33
2009	2	30	32
2010	0	49	49
2011	1	43	44
2012	2	47	49
2013	1	47	48
2014	1	57	58
2015	2	45	47
2016	2	41	43
2017	4	52	56
2018	5	47	52
2019	3	40	43
2020	1	25	26
2021	2	15	17
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	0	22	22
2025	0	21	21

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Perez C, Campbell K, Boyd Barr D, Shankar K, Sims C, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-dependent relationships between PFAS and placental transcriptomics identified by weighted gene co-expression analysis. Environ Res. 2025 Dec 01; 286(Pt 1):122745.

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Wanjerkhede P, Talavera G, Gallo LC, Crespo NC, Agalliu I, Olshan AF, Evenson KR, Rohan TE, Daviglus ML, Pirzada A, Parada H. Anthropometric measures and incidence of obesity-related cancers in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Onco-SOL ancillary study. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2025 Sep 01; 9(5).

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Berthaud V, Smith T, Amara VR, Wilus D, Nouvet FJ, Popik W. Sex-specific mitochondrial DNA changes in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles of African American adults: impact of HIV infection and smoking. J Neurovirol. 2025 Aug; 31(4):389-394.

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Archibald P, Rhodes D, Thorpe R. Social Determinants of Substance Use in Black Adults with Criminal Justice Contact: Do Sex, Stressors, and Sleep Matter? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jul 25; 22(8).

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Donovan A, Assari S, Grella C, Shaheen M, Richter L, Friedman TC. Pubertal mediators of early life stress and age on adolescent alcohol initiation: Analysis by sex. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2025 Oct; 180:107559.

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Ofosu-Boateng M, Choi S, Kim S, Twum E, Nnamani DO, Gebreyesus LH, Niture S, Yadak N, Kumar D, Gonzalez FJ, Liangpunsakul S, Cui JY, Gyamfi MA. Human PXR Signaling Exacerbates Ethanol-induced Liver Injury in Females: Evidence From Mouse Models and Human Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Cohorts. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025; 19(11):101589.

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Lyons J, K Awuonda M, Sinclair D, Uprety R, Ogini F, Crowther C, Daftary M, Nunlee-Bland G. Pandemic Telehealth Utilization Among Ambulatory Care Diabetes Patients Managed at an Urban Teaching Hospital in Washington, DC. Telemed J E Health. 2025 Nov; 31(11):1378-1384.

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Abbas S, Alam A, Ahmad B, Abbas M, Feng X, Huang J, Khan KA, Ghramh HA, Muhammad S, Ali J, Schilthuizen M, Romano D, Chen RZ. Lateralized courtship behavior in Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): influence of gender, sexual experience, and its effects on mating success. Environ Entomol. 2025 Jun 18; 54(3):442-453.

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Sanogo V, Saud Almutairi RD, Diaby V. Budget impact of lecanemab for medicare beneficiaries with early Alzheimer's disease in the United States: a subgroup analysis. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2025 Dec; 25(10):1421-1426.

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Perrotte JK, Martinez P, Castro Y, Pinedo M, Field CA, Tran L, Schepis TS. Trends in alcohol use disorder symptoms among U.S. adults disaggregated by sex, race, and age. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Nov; 60(11):2589-2601.

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