risk factor
a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer;depression as a risk factor in suicide.
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Some states have moved adults over 65 up the priority list regardless of their other risk factors.
Chicago thinks Zocdoc can help solve its vaccine chaos | Lindsay Muscato | February 12, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn an S-1 filing ahead of its ill-fated IPO attempt, WeWork included a recession among its risk factors.
Many of those who develop diabetes during or after covid-19 have risk factors, such as obesity or a family history of the disease.
Araneta and Anunciado also pointed out that there are also other risk factors, like that Filipinos are more likely to live in multigenerational households.
Filipino Residents Have Been Hit Hard by COVID – But No One Knows Just How Hard | Maya Srikrishnan | February 1, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoBlood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Americans can’t cut back on salt. One likely reason: Packaged and prepared foods are filled with it. | Marlene Cimons | January 31, 2021 | Washington Post
As much as the NRA and its ilk want to deny it, having a gun in the home is a risk factor for serious injury or death.
Unfortunately for the proponents of high-carbohydrate diets, high blood triglycerides are a major risk factor for heart disease.
These diets are implicated in the development of diabetes, which is a potent risk factor for developing heart disease.
The only consistent risk factor identified for TGA is older age.
Transient Global Amnesia: What Total Memory Loss Is Like | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | July 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are other risks, which the company duly notes in the “risk factor” section of its 10-K annual report filing.
Edward Snowden’s Employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, Has a Huge PR Problem | Daniel Gross | June 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAll this, on the assumption that the rate of interest does not change, and that the risk factor remains constant.
The Value of Money | Benjamin M. Anderson, Jr.There is a bigger risk factor for you of course, but I'm afraid I didn't take that into consideration.
The Ethical Engineer | Henry Maxwell Dempsey
British Dictionary definitions for risk factor
med a factor, such as a habit or an environmental condition, that predisposes an individual to develop a particular disease
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