Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Sex Distribution

The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The number of males and females in a given population. The distribution may refer to how many men or women or what proportion of either in the group. The population is usually patients with a specific disease but the concept is not restricted to humans and is not restricted to medicine.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Distribution, Sex
  • Distributions, Sex
  • Sex Distributions

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM; human & animal; do not confuse with SEX FACTORS

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History Note

94

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Previous Indexing

  • Sex (1966-1967)
  • Sex Factors (1968-1993)

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Tree Numbers

  1. I01w.240w.800
  2. N01.224w.803
  3. N06.850w.505.400w.850

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex Distribution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017678. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017678
  2. Sex Distribution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67102226