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Risk factor
* All risk factors are equal in men and women.
* Most risk factors affect responses.
* Most risk factors associate with hookworm infection
  - outcomes
  - contribute to death
* Some risk factors affect health
  - appear specific to a particular type of leukemia
* Some risk factors are age, race, nationality, family history, diet, and physical inactivity
  - alcoholism, drug addiction, excessive smoking, and poor dietary habits
  - uncontrollable, such as advanced age, diabetes and family history of stroke
* Some risk factors associate with cancer
  - certain diseases
* Some risk factors associate with coronary diseases
  - heart diseases
  - dental diseases
  - metabolic syndromes
  - oral cancer
  - renal stone development
* Some risk factors contribute to growth
  - mortality
  - have an effect on each other
* Some risk factors increase a woman's risk of breast cancer more than others
  - the likelihood of certain types of cancers
  - relate to insulin resistance
* are a family history of bleeding and being male
  - cleft lip or palate and presence of another birth defect
  - familial dysbetalipoproteinemia or coronary artery disease
  - high cholesterol and early coronary artery disease
  - genetic or familial tendency toward the disease
  - pituitary tumor
* are a previous history of acute cholecystitis
  - medical history of cancer
  - alcoholism , epilepsy , pulmonary tuberculosis , diabetes , and liver disease
  - anything that increases a person's chance of developing a disease
  - both genetic and linked to lifestyle
  - conditions that increase a person s chance of getting a type of cancer
  - diabetes, obesity, immunocompromise, antibiotics, and oral contraceptives
* are different for different types of cancer
  - various types of cancer
  - family history of Crohn's disease or Jewish ancestry
  - frequent contact with chemicals
  - habits or traits that make a person more likely to develop a disease
  - observable and measurable indications of the presence of risk
  - odds, something like the chances of winning at a casino
  - older age and history of diverticula
  - part of the causal chain, or expose the host to the causal chain
  - seborrheic dermatitis of the face or scalp, rosacea, and allergies
* are similar in men and women with the inclusion of menopause in women
  - to the general population
  - things that are related to getting cardiovascular disease
* are traits or habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease
  - lifestyle habits that make a person more likely to develop a disease
  - related to the development and progression of heart disease
  - travel to areas with poor sanitation, and having a suppressed immune system
* can affect patients in two ways
  - also involve work organizational or social factors
  - include variables other than physical conditions, such as emotional stressors
  - lead to decreased body function or to disease
* depend on the character of the workplace
  - type of glaucoma
* have nothing to do with symptoms.
* identify a person at higher risk for developing a specific disease or condition.
* include conditions
  - cost
  - genetic predisposition
* include high cost
  - production cost
  - medical conditions
  - pneumonia
* increase likelihood.
* involve support and posture as related to positioning of the worker to the task.
* make one more susceptible to getting heart disease.
* play a role in how an individual's health status is determined
  - an important role in birth outcomes
* show consistency over time and across different races, cultures, and classes.
* threaten survival.
* vary among different groups, depending on age and other factors
  - depending on the type of cancer
* vary for different disorders and substances
  - forms of the disease, although some are shared
  - with different types of violence and often from community to community
+ Conduct disorder: Mental illnesses
  * They are typically aggressive and threaten to hit people. They do not feel bad or guilty about hurting people, and often enjoy doing so. Many people with CD go on to develop antisocial personality disorder. Some risk factors are child neglect and the loss of family member and or parent. Anti-psychotic therapy is recommended in cases where the offender is psychotic.