Concept: risk factor
Label (en): risk factor
Description (en): variable or factor associated with an increased risk of disease or infection, with the association being frequently correlational and not necessarily causal
Also known as (en): risk factors, determinant
Label (es): factor de riesgo
Description (es): variable o factor asociado a un mayor riesgo de enfermedad o infección, siendo la asociación frecuentemente correlacional y no necesariamente causal
Label (ca): factor de risc
Label (it): fattore di rischio
Subclass of: environmental factor, etiology, epidemiologic factor, determinants of health