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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and it’s long been considered the leading cause of preventable death.
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Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
In China, for instance, some experts think that at least part of the explanation is the implementation of the two-child policy, which bumped up the average maternal age at birth—a key risk factor for gestational diabetes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Making the film after the decline in interest in the third season was always going to be a gamble but that wasn’t the only risk factor.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Most sepsis cases happen in people with at least one risk factor – older adults, infants, people with chronic conditions like diabetes or cancer, weak immune systems, or anyone recently hospitalized or recovering from surgery.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
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Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
In China, for instance, some experts think that at least part of the explanation is the implementation of the two-child policy, which bumped up the average maternal age at birth—a key risk factor for gestational diabetes.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Making the film after the decline in interest in the third season was always going to be a gamble but that wasn’t the only risk factor.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Most sepsis cases happen in people with at least one risk factor – older adults, infants, people with chronic conditions like diabetes or cancer, weak immune systems, or anyone recently hospitalized or recovering from surgery.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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