"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.
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
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| 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
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2004 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2006 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2007 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2008 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2009 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2010 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2011 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2012 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2013 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2014 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2015 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2016 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2017 | 1 | 41 | 42 |
| 2018 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of Albuminuria Among Adults With Diabetes and Preserved Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate by Race and Ethnicity. Diabetes Care. 2023 Mar 01; 46(3):e78-e80.
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The prevalence of mental health disorders in people with HIV and the effects on the HIV care continuum. AIDS. 2023 02 01; 37(2):259-269.
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The changing prevalence of anemia and risk factors in people with HIV in North America who have initiated ART, 2007-2017. AIDS. 2023 02 01; 37(2):287-298.
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Prevalence of sleep-related problems and risks in a community-dwelling older adult population: a cross-sectional survey-based study. BMC Public Health. 2022 11 08; 22(1):2045.
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Prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes vary by ethnicity among U.S. Asian adults at healthy weight, overweight, and obesity ranges: an electronic health record study. BMC Public Health. 2022 10 22; 22(1):1954.
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Prevalence of Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease in Two Large US Health Care Systems. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 10; 17(10):1457-1466.
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Prevalence of Atherosclerotic Risk Factors Among Children and Young Adults With Arterial Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Neurol. 2022 09 01; 79(9):901-910.
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Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in Key Populations of Persons Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2023 Jan; 27(1):96-105.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence. Neurology. 2022 05 03; 98(18):e1818-e1827.
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Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms in a primary care safety-net population: Implications for healthcare service needs. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2022 Jul-Aug; 77:102-108.