Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Risk Factor

Any feature that alters the probability that a person is likely to be more susceptible to a particular illness than another member drawn randomly from the same population, and who does not have the feature.

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risk (See empiric risk and relative risk.)
absolute risk (Probability that an organism will experience a certain event, such as a disease; risk is ...)
relative risk (... as a function of risk in the general population, e.g. 1: ...)
growth factor (... factors may be involved in ...)
clotting factor (See factor VIII and factor IX.)

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