"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Temporal Trends in Vascular Risk Factor Burden Among Young Adults With Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry. Neurology. 2025 Mar 25; 104(6):e213447.
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Vision impairment in boys recruited to the iREAD study. Isr J Health Policy Res. 2025 Jan 27; 14(1):5.
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Estimated Burden of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in US Adults, 2020 to 2050. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2454707.
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Prevalence of the cefazolin inoculum effect (CzIE) in nasal colonizing methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in patients from intensive care units in Colombia and use of a modified rapid nitrocefin test for detection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 11 06; 68(11):e0089824.
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Endometriosis of the appendix: prevalence, associated lesions, and proposal of pathogenetic hypotheses. A retrospective cohort study with prospectively collected data. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Sep; 310(3):1669-1675.
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Based on Activity Type and Dietary Habits in Extremely Low-Income Individuals. Nutrients. 2024 May 29; 16(11).
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Adenomyosis among patients undergoing postpartum hysterectomy for uncontrollable uterine bleeding: A multicenter, observational, retrospective, cohort study on histologically-based prevalence and clinical characteristics. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Aug; 166(2):849-858.
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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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Prevalence, trends, and determinants of contraception use among women in Nigeria: An analysis of Nigeria demographic and health surveys 2008 to 2018. Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Nov 30; 27(11):26-32.
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Associations of positive childhood experiences with binge-eating disorder characteristics and intuitive eating among college students. Appetite. 2023 12 01; 191:107073.