Prevalence

"Prevalence" 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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The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Descriptor ID	D015995
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
Concept/Terms	Prevalence Prevalence Prevalences

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Vital Statistics [E05.318.308.985]
Morbidity [E05.318.308.985.525]
Prevalence [E05.318.308.985.525.750]
Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Demography [N01.224]
Vital Statistics [N01.224.935]
Morbidity [N01.224.935.597]
Prevalence [N01.224.935.597.750]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Demography [N06.850.505.400]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.505.400.975]
Morbidity [N06.850.505.400.975.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.505.400.975.525.750]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Vital Statistics [N06.850.520.308.985]
Morbidity [N06.850.520.308.985.525]
Prevalence [N06.850.520.308.985.525.750]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prevalence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".

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

Bar chart showing 1151 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 72 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	0	1	1
1995	0	3	3
1996	0	2	2
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	3	3
1999	0	9	9
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	6	6
2002	0	22	22
2003	0	26	26
2004	0	33	33
2005	0	43	43
2006	0	41	41
2007	0	56	56
2008	0	72	72
2009	0	42	42
2010	0	58	58
2011	0	55	55
2012	0	60	60
2013	0	68	68
2014	0	66	66
2015	0	59	59
2016	0	60	60
2017	2	63	65
2018	0	66	66
2019	0	59	59
2020	0	60	60
2021	0	50	50
2022	0	25	25
2023	0	23	23
2024	0	12	12

Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.

Hage K, Boyd A, Op de Coul ELM, Sarink D, Hoornenborg E, Prins M. Hepatitis C virus infection is uncommon at baseline and during follow-up among individuals using PrEP in the Dutch national PrEP programme between 2019 and 2022. Sex Transm Infect. 2024 Jul 26; 100(5):288-294.

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Zhang Z, Mitra AK, Schroeder JA, Zhang L. The Prevalence of and Trend in Drug Use among Adolescents in Mississippi and the United States: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) 2001-2021. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Jul 14; 21(7).

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Guti?rrez-Peredo GB, Silva Martins MT, da Silva FA, Lopes MB, Lopes GB, James SA, Norris KC, Lopes AA. Fatigue by the Chalder Questionnaire and post-hemodialysis recovery in a population of predominantly African descent: The PROHEMO. Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Jun; 47(6):373-379.

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Krukowski RA, Solomon E, Lang J, Stone E, You W, Burns RE, Copeland C, Bursac Z, Hare ME, Waters TM. Overweight/obesity, gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention, and maternal/neonatal complications in the military. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 May; 32(5):900-910.

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Marquine MJ, Kamalyan L, Zlatar ZZ, Yassai-Gonzalez D, Perez-Tejada A, Umlauf A, Al-Rousan T, Gonz?lez V, Breton J, Guare?a LA, Brody L, Cherner M, Ellis RJ, Z??iga ML, Mungas DM, Moore RC, Moore DJ, Wojna V, Hall RK, Franklin DR, Heaton RK. Disparities in Metabolic Syndrome and Neurocognitive Function Among Older Hispanics/Latinos with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2024 05; 38(5):195-205.

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Lee HJ, Oh HJ, Lee GN, Han KD, Lee JH, Park YM. Population-based cohort study to investigate the changes in prevalence, severity profile, and treatment modalities used in Korean atopic dermatitis patients. Sci Rep. 2024 04 05; 14(1):7979.

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Shih CA, Li CC, Chang YF, Hwang JS, Tsai MC, Chou YY, Lin CJ, Huang MT, Hong CK, Tai TW, Wu CH. Demographics and medical burden of osteogenesis imperfecta: a nationwide database analysis. Osteoporos Int. 2024 Jul; 35(7):1185-1193.

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Materne E, Zhou B, DiGiacomo D, Farmer JR, Fuleihan R, Sullivan KE, Cunningham-Rundles C, Ballas ZK, Suez D, Barmettler S. Renal complications in patients with predominantly antibody deficiency in the United States Immune Deficiency Network (USIDNET). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024 Jul; 154(1):237-242.e1.

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Gonz?lez-Rivera A, Vargas-Figueroa VM, Candal-Rivera E, Torres EA. Prevalences of Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Cardiovascular Disease in a Cohort of Puerto Ricans with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. P R Health Sci J. 2024 Mar; 43(1):18-24.

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Baiden P, LaBrenz CA, Broni MN, Baiden JF, Adepoju OE. Prevalence of youth experiencing homelessness and its association with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Findings from a population-based study. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Apr; 334:115823.

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