"Social Class" 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.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
| Descriptor ID |
D012923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.853.996.755 N01.824.782
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Class- Social Class
- Class, Social
- Classes, Social
- Social Classes
Middle Class Population- Middle Class Population
- Class Population, Middle
- Class Populations, Middle
- Middle Class Populations
- Population, Middle Class
- Populations, Middle Class
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Class" by people in Profiles.
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Multimorbidity in African ancestry populations: a scoping review. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 12 07; 8(12).
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Non-HDL-C and LDL-C/HDL-C are associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease in a rural West African population: Analysis of an array of lipid metrics in an AWI-Gen sub-study. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0278375.
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Men and women waste pickers on landfills in Johannesburg, South Africa: divergence in health, and socioeconomic status. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2022 Mar; 95(2):351-363.
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Migration status and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in Gauteng province, South Africa: effect modification by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics-a cross-sectional population-based study. BMJ Open. 2019 09 27; 9(9):e027427.
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Systematic review of factors influencing oral health-related quality of life in children in Africa. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2019 Jul 24; 11(1):e1-e12.
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Challenging socioeconomic status: A cross-cultural comparison of early executive function. Dev Sci. 2020 01; 23(1):e12854.
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Body composition and physical activity as mediators in the relationship between socioeconomic status and blood pressure in young South African women: a structural equation model analysis. BMJ Open. 2018 12 19; 8(12):e023404.
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Maternal mortality in Ifakara Health and Demographic Surveillance System: Spatial patterns, trends and risk factors, 2006 - 2010. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0205370.
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Comparative Models of Biological and Social Pathways to Predict Child Growth through Age 2 Years from Birth Cohorts in Brazil, India, the Philippines, and South Africa. J Nutr. 2018 08 01; 148(8):1364-1371.
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Living with systemic lupus erythematosus in the developing world. Rheumatol Int. 2018 09; 38(9):1601-1613.