"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 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 1998 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1999 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2000 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2004 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2005 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2006 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2007 | 1 | 37 | 38 |
| 2008 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2009 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2010 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2011 | 1 | 58 | 59 |
| 2012 | 1 | 43 | 44 |
| 2013 | 1 | 66 | 67 |
| 2014 | 4 | 75 | 79 |
| 2015 | 1 | 65 | 66 |
| 2016 | 4 | 73 | 77 |
| 2017 | 1 | 67 | 68 |
| 2018 | 2 | 78 | 80 |
| 2019 | 4 | 70 | 74 |
| 2020 | 2 | 60 | 62 |
| 2021 | 1 | 45 | 46 |
| 2022 | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Type 2 Diabetes and the Lung - Cause and Consequence. Curr Diab Rep. 2026 May 07; 26(1).
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Mortality in US veterans with insomnia, sleep apnea, and comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA); an exploratory, hypothesis-generating cohort study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2026 Apr 08; 22(1).
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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 Mar 01; 23(3):419-428.
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Transdiagnostic psychopathology among individuals with co-occurring problematic pornography use and alcohol use problems. J Affect Disord. 2026 Jun 15; 403:121459.
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Lifetime Mixed Depression and Childhood Trauma in Individuals With Bipolar Disorders. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2026 Apr; 153(4):290-300.
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Multi-trait and multi-ancestry genetic analysis of comorbid lung diseases and traits improves genetic discovery and polygenic risk prediction. Nat Genet. 2026 Feb; 58(2):289-298.
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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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Comorbidities, Utilization, and Quality of Care as Predictors of Diabetes Complications. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 39(1).
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Psychiatric Comorbidities and Treatment Modalities in Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Systematic Review of Mental Health. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 Apr; 200(4):777-789.
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Exonic Variation in HLA-C, CFB, and TAP2 Associated With Increased Risk for Comorbid Crohn's Disease and Psoriasis. Int J Dermatol. 2026 Mar; 65(3):553-562.