 Sex Factors
"Sex 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.
Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.
| Descriptor ID |
D012737
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.675 N06.850.490.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Sex Factors- Sex Factors
- Factor, Sex
- Factors, Sex
- Sex Factor
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| 1996 | 1 | 13 | 14 | | 1997 | 0 | 17 | 17 | | 1998 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 1999 | 0 | 16 | 16 | | 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | | 2001 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 | | 2003 | 0 | 27 | 27 | | 2004 | 0 | 22 | 22 | | 2005 | 0 | 39 | 39 | | 2006 | 0 | 41 | 41 | | 2007 | 3 | 45 | 48 | | 2008 | 0 | 45 | 45 | | 2009 | 1 | 70 | 71 | | 2010 | 3 | 53 | 56 | | 2011 | 1 | 57 | 58 | | 2012 | 1 | 76 | 77 | | 2013 | 4 | 67 | 71 | | 2014 | 2 | 67 | 69 | | 2015 | 2 | 73 | 75 | | 2016 | 4 | 85 | 89 | | 2017 | 3 | 91 | 94 | | 2018 | 5 | 83 | 88 | | 2019 | 6 | 85 | 91 | | 2020 | 2 | 63 | 65 | | 2021 | 3 | 47 | 50 | | 2022 | 1 | 21 | 22 | | 2023 | 0 | 14 | 14 | | 2024 | 1 | 64 | 65 | | 2025 | 0 | 51 | 51 | | 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sex Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Howell DR, Keeter CL, Hatolkar V, Smulligan KL, Armento AM, Oldham JR, Wilson J, Breedlove K, Lin AP. Brain creatine concentrations are associated with sex and symptom severity after concussion: a cross-sectional MR-spectroscopy investigation of adolescents with concussion. Brain Inj. 2026; 40(4):250-259.
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Brenner LA, Tung M, Forster JE, Kinney AR, Smith AA, Adams RS, Caban JJ, Wal I. Newly Identified Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Military Service Members Following Traumatic Brain Injury, by Sex. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 40(6):E482-E490.
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Metz VE, Palzes VA, Binswanger IA, Altschuler A, Poulsen MN, Ahmedani BK, Andrade SE, Clark RE, Hechter RC, Horberg MA, Sanchez K, Bailey SR, Stephens KA, Rubinstein AL, Campbell CI. Risks for Adverse Events by Sex and Age After Prescription Opioid Dose Reduction: A Secondary Analysis Across 8 U.S. Health Systems. Am J Prev Med. 2025 Dec; 69(6):108085.
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Ngai H, Olson S, Curci J, Kazmers A, Shames M, Tsai S, Blackwelder W, Matsumura JS, Baxter BT, Terrin M, Albrecht JS. A comparison of women and men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg. 2025 Sep 02; 112(9).
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Verma S, Catarig AM, Houlind K, Ludvik B, Nordanstig J, Rasouli N, Sourij H, Thomas S, Nørgaard SK, Bonaca MP. Sex Differences in Effectiveness of Semaglutide in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The STRIDE Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Nov 18; 86(20):1843-1857.
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Montalvo RN, Nguyen BL, Doerr V, Dowllah IM, Wendler CC, Baumfalk DR, Babuschak JC, Krueger RW, Smuder AJ. Sex Differences in Response to Acute Doxorubicin Cardiorespiratory Muscle Dysfunction and Preconditioning Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 Jan 01; 58(1):47-59.
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Voorhies K, Fiedorowicz JG, Yohannes AM, Kinney GL, DeMeo DL, Regan EA, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Lange C, Hoth KF, Lutz SM. Factors associated with new onset of depression and anxiety symptoms differ by sex in the COPDGene study. J Psychosom Res. 2025 Oct; 197:112345.
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Leisge K, Heggenberger A, Kaczmarek C, Pitsch W, Schaefer S. Tracing the lines of deceit. Male cheating behavior increases in online versus face-to-face environments over time. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025 Sep; 259:105373.
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Lingappan K, Sundar IK, Prakash YS, Redente EF, Sin DD, Han MK, Lahm T, Krymskaya VP, Kotton DN, Kulkarni HS, Jain R, Königshoff M, Eghbali M, Anguera M, Arnold A, Silveyra P, DeMeo DL. Addressing Sex as a Biological Variable in Preclinical Models of Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Aug; 211(8):1346-1368.
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Biehler-Gomez L, Marklein KE, Yaussy SL, Crews DE, DeWitte SN, Cattaneo C. Sex Differences in Frailty in Milan Over the Last 2000?Years: A Hazards-Based and Cumulative Phenotype Approach. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2025 Aug; 187(4):e70111.
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