"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
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk Factors".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk Factors".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 1997 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 1998 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 1999 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2000 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2001 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2002 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2003 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2004 | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| 2005 | 0 | 82 | 82 |
| 2006 | 0 | 79 | 79 |
| 2007 | 0 | 99 | 99 |
| 2008 | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| 2009 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2010 | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| 2011 | 0 | 105 | 105 |
| 2012 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| 2013 | 0 | 134 | 134 |
| 2014 | 0 | 145 | 145 |
| 2015 | 0 | 122 | 122 |
| 2016 | 0 | 133 | 133 |
| 2017 | 0 | 133 | 133 |
| 2018 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2019 | 0 | 95 | 95 |
| 2020 | 0 | 108 | 108 |
| 2021 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2022 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
-
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.
-
Household Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Washington and Oregon, United States, 2022-2024. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(8).
-
Cardiovascular and Kidney Events Associated with Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability among Young Adults with Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2026 Aug 01; 39(8):988-996.
-
Sex Differences in Hypertension Diagnosis Among Young Adults in a US Integrated Health Care System. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 08 04; 15(15):e042879.
-
Immune correlates of risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: a prospective, community-based cohort study. Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 18; 17(1).
-
APOE-e4 carriership and dementia risk over 10 years among Asian American and White older adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Jul; 22(7):e71615.
-
Persistent Food Insecurity and Overweight/Obesity Risk in Offspring of Individuals With Gestational Diabetes. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jul; 21(7):e70138.
-
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia: A Complex Interplay Between Prepregnancy Obesity, Race, and Ethnicity. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 06 16; 15(12):e044260.
-
Early childhood risk of physical abuse with isolated subconjunctival hemorrhages. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Aug; 178:108104.
-
Early Pregnancy Central Obesity and Risk of Prenatal and Postpartum Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders. Diabetes Care. 2026 Jun 01; 49(6):1100-1105.