"Comorbidity" 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 presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
| Descriptor ID |
D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Comorbidity".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Comorbidity".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2000 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2002 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2005 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2006 | 1 | 19 | 20 |
| 2007 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2008 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2009 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2010 | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| 2011 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2012 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2013 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2014 | 2 | 44 | 46 |
| 2015 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2016 | 3 | 35 | 38 |
| 2017 | 2 | 48 | 50 |
| 2018 | 3 | 41 | 44 |
| 2019 | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| 2020 | 2 | 44 | 46 |
| 2021 | 1 | 34 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Do patients with high ASA classes have sustained benefit 5 years after surgery for grade 2 spondylolisthesis? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data. Neurosurg Focus. 2026 05 01; 60(5):E18.
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Problematic usage of the internet and borderline personality disorder: A survey study in the United States. Compr Psychiatry. 2026 Apr; 147:152690.
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Compulsive exercise in adults with trichotillomania and skin picking disorder. J Behav Addict. 2026 Apr 02; 15(1):488-496.
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Effect of a self-directed lifestyle-based weight management program among patients with comorbid COPD and sleep apnea: a secondary analysis of the INSIGHT COPD trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 03 01; 23(3):419-428.
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Real-world predictors of progression to type 2 diabetes among adults with prediabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 05; 28(5):3985-3996.
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Ethical and Practical Considerations for Mental Health Screening in Adult Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep 01; 121(9):2288-2292.
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New comorbidity index associated with survival after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for large B-cell lymphoma. Blood Adv. 2026 Jan 13; 10(1):217-227.
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Emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and experiential avoidance in adults with Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) and excoriation (skin-picking) disorder. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 01; 192:169-179.
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Impact of comorbidity burden on outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Nov; 27(11):2244-2258.
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Neuropsychiatric Disorders Among Adult Emergency Department Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Nov 01; 76(11):970-979.