risk factor
nounDefinition of risk factor
: something that increases risk or susceptibility
Examples of risk factor in a Sentence
Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
Recent Examples on the Web
As of now, there’s no established evidence that these external hormone sources are clear SCAD risk factors. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "Meet SCAD, a Major Cause of Heart Attacks in Women 50 and Under," 22 Aug. 2019 This lowers the risk factors for the entire project, allowing Navy and industry to concentrate their attention on new technology. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Why the Navy Is More Interested in the 'Ship of Theseus' Than the USS Zumwalt," 15 Aug. 2019 Post's work is part of a growing field science to discover predictive risk factors for mass killings and consider a range of solutions, including those from the arenas of medicine and public health. — NBC News, "How suicide prevention may help stop mass killers before they start shooting," 11 Aug. 2019 Madigan said the county is looking into a number of factors including, medical needs of inmates, ability to transport the inmates to court hearings and identifying other risk factors. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, "Ohio Attorney General: Overpopulated jails, like Cuyahoga County, must ship out inmates at their own cost," 6 Aug. 2019 In a couple of clicks, Kraska created several heart failure prediction models, which quickly identified risk factors for the condition. — Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS, "No coding required: Companies make it easier than ever for scientists to use artificial intelligence," 31 July 2019 But parents who co-sign the student loans of their children have also created another bankruptcy risk factor. — Frank J. Infurna, The Conversation, "The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans," 15 July 2019 That’s a small sample size, but with an early third-round price tag attached to Thielen, Stefanski’s 2018 play-calling has to be considered a major risk factor. — SI.com, "Le'Veon Bell, Devonta Freeman Lead Fantasy Football's High-Risk, High-Reward Players in 2019," 8 July 2019 This week’s revelation that FAA test pilots had found a new risk factor in the plane and were ordering the manufacturer to revise a flight computer highlights how fluid the situation remains. — Alan Levin, latimes.com, "Aircraft regulators will join forces to restore Boeing 737 Max to service," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'risk factor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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