"Risk 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.
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
| Descriptor ID |
D012307
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.800.725 N05.715.350.200.700 N05.715.360.750.625.700.700 N06.850.490.625.750 N06.850.520.830.600.800.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Factors- Risk Factors
- Factor, Risk
- Factors, Risk
- Risk Factor
Population at Risk- Population at Risk
- Risk, Population at
- Populations at Risk
- Risk, Populations at
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Risk Factors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 1997 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 1998 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 1999 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2000 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2001 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2002 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2003 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 2004 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2005 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| 2006 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2007 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2008 | 0 | 85 | 85 |
| 2009 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2010 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
| 2011 | 0 | 101 | 101 |
| 2012 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
| 2013 | 0 | 129 | 129 |
| 2014 | 0 | 141 | 141 |
| 2015 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
| 2016 | 0 | 129 | 129 |
| 2017 | 0 | 130 | 130 |
| 2018 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2019 | 0 | 91 | 91 |
| 2020 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| 2021 | 0 | 60 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Association of High Birth Weight with Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2026 Nov 02; 35(11):1916-1923.
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Body mass index at diagnosis, postdiagnosis change, and role of metabolic comorbidities in relation to survival in nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma patients. Cancer. 2026 Nov 01; 132(21).
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Recurrence and Future Type 2 Diabetes Risk Across Racial and Ethnic Groups. Diabetes Care. 2026 Oct 01; 49(10):1859-1867.
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Implementation of Risk Prediction Models Using Electronic Health Data for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: A Prospective Pilot Feasibility Study. Cancer Med. 2026 Oct; 15(10):e72368.
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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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Data-Driven Phenotypic Clusters of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associations With Risk of Perinatal Complications and Postpartum Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2026 Sep 01; 49(9):1557-1566.
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Early Risk Factors, Prevention, Optimal Treatment, and Long-term Consequences for Mothers and Offspring: Reflections on 25 Years of Research: The 2025 Norbert Freinkel Award Lecture. Diabetes Care. 2026 09 01; 49(9):1529-1538.
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Clinical modifiers of the association between type 1 diabetes and dementia incidence. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Sep; 22(9):e71799.
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Hypertension and 10-Year Dementia Risk Among Older Asian American and Non-Latino White Adults in Northern California. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2026 Jul-Sep 01; 40(3):175-182.
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Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington and Oregon, United States, 2022-2024. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(8).