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An element or condition negatively effecting cardiovascular health (such as smoking).
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conditions or exposures that can influence the chances that we stay healthy, develop a disease, or die prematurely. Some risk factors are impossible for us to change, like our genes. Other risk factors we can change. The latter are called modifiable risk factors, and include things like our diet, exercise habits, and smoking.
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a characteristic that has been statistically demonstrated to be associated with (although not necessarily the direct cause of) a particular injury. Risk factors can be used for targeting preventative efforts at groups who may be particularly in danger of injury.
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| risk factors for ischemic heart disease |
Conditions that predispose people to ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease). These may be divided into those that are not reversible (aging, male gender, menopause, genetic factors) and those tha
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patient characteristics or factors associated with an increased probability of developing a condition or disease in the first place. Compare with prognostic factors. Neither risk or prognostic factors necessarily imply a cause and effect relationship.
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