Definition of risk factor
: something that increases risk or susceptibility
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Examples of risk factor in a Sentence
Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
Recent Examples of risk factor from the Web
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The findings, researchers said, add to a growing body of research that already suggests immunological problems as a possible risk factor for developing autism.
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That has been suggested as a risk factor in the development of oesophageal cancer, colon cancer and some cancers of the pancreas.
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One big study implicating marijuana as a risk factor for heart disease was conducted at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.
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Klein, for instance, has tested whether removing body fat with liposuction or surgically excising visceral fat in obese patients would reduce risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
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An Associated Press review of 483 pages of documents submitted to FIFA found Morocco failed to declare its anti-LGBT law as a risk factor and provide a remedy, appearing to flout stringent new bidding requirements.
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Some studies have found protective benefits associated with the beverage, while others have highlighted it as a potential cancer risk factor.
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The report notes that Alzheimer’s caregivers have higher risk factors for heart disease and depression.
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The testing comes in the wake of an announcement last month from public health officials that Northern Kentucky had experienced an HIV cluster among people who identified drug injection as a risk factor.
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First Known Use of risk factor
1949
RISK FACTOR Defined for English Language Learners
risk factor
Definition of risk factor for English Language Learners
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: something that increases risk; especially : something that makes a person more likely to get a particular disease or condition
Medical Dictionary
risk factor
medical Definition of risk factor
: something that increases risk or susceptibility
- poorly controlled hypertension is a risk factor for coronary heart disease
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