"Age 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.
Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D000367
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.075 N06.850.490.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Age Factors- Age Factors
- Age Factor
- Factor, Age
- Factors, Age
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2004 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2006 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2007 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2008 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2009 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2010 | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| 2011 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2012 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 2013 | 2 | 39 | 41 |
| 2014 | 1 | 49 | 50 |
| 2015 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2016 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2017 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Age Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Recovery after cystectomy and urinary diversion: patient experiences and challenges. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Oct 17; 34(11).
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Reproductive Characteristics, Postmenopausal Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence in the Women's Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Oct 06; 15(19):e049882.
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Role of Vaccine Age Restrictions on Rotavirus Vaccine Coverage, Vaccine Safety Datalink 2018-2024. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(8).
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and outcomes for heart failure with improved ejection fraction by chronological age. ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Jul 04; 13(4).
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Colorectal Cancer and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults With vs Without Adenoma on Prior Colonoscopy. JAMA. 2026 05 05; 335(17):1499-1506.
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Risk-based guidance for choosing fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening: a modeling study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 03 05; 195(3):832-840.
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Associations between age and chemotherapy dose reductions in women with stage I-IIIA breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Feb 01; 118(2):307-315.
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Is age just a number? Oncotype DX testing and chemotherapy use in the post-TAILORx era. Cancer. 2025 Dec 15; 131(24):e70218.
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Differences in influenza vaccination coverage by race and ethnicity across age groups in the Vaccine Safety Datalink, 2017-18 through 2022-23 influenza seasons. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 03; 64:127667.
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Development and Validation of an Incident Hypertension Risk Prediction Model for Young Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jul 15; 14(14):e040769.