risk factor
variable or factor associated with an increased risk of disease or infection, with the association being frequently correlational and not necessarily causal
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Summary
risk factor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- risk factor is a type of environmental factor[2].
- risk factor is a type of etiology[3].
- risk factor is a type of epidemiologic factor[4].
- risk factor is a type of determinants of health[5].
- risk factor's Commons category is recorded as Risk factors[6].
- risk factor is the opposite of protective factor[7].
- risk factor's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as A23[8].
- risk factor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Risk factors[9].
- risk factor's facet of is recorded as risk[10].
- risk factor's facet of is recorded as health risk[11].
- risk factor's contributing factor of is recorded as risk[12].
- risk factor's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5642[13].
- risk factor's different from is recorded as risk factor[14].
- risk factor's different from is recorded as risk source[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include environmental factor[2], etiology[3], epidemiologic factor[4], and determinants of health[5]. risk factor is the opposite of protective factor[7].
Why It Matters
risk factor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]