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Definition of 'Risk Factors'

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Common names: Risk Factors; Factor, Risk; Factors, Risk; Risk Factor

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

No association of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome: the Norwegian HUNT study.

20 Dec 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of depression and anxiety with the metabolic syndrome. METHOD: Cross-sectional study of 9571 participants aged 20-89 years in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2). We assessed anxiety and depression with ... Read more...


Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy: a review.

20 Dec 2009 We assessed the therapeutic efficacy and safety of laser prostatectomy (LP) for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients on oral anticoagulation. We systematically reviewed previous reports, using the Pubmed database and ... Read more...


High serum Abeta and vascular risk factors in first-degree relatives of Alzheimer's disease patients.

6 Dec 2009 The main objective of this study was to determine whether elevated blood beta-amyloid (Abeta) levels among the first-degree relatives of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are associated with vascular risk factors of AD. Serum Abeta was measured ... Read more...

 

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Definition: An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Descriptor UI: D012307

Alternative terms: Risk Factors; Factor, Risk; Factors, Risk; Risk Factor;

Tree Number: E05.318.740.600.800.725; N05.715.350.200.700; N05.715.360.750.625.700.700; N06.850.490.625.750; N06.850.520.830.600.800.725;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: human & animal; an epidemiol concept for risk factors in dis, surg, etc.: do not confuse with RISK, a statist concept & aspect of probability; coord NIM with specific disease or other concept (IM); no qualif; specify geog if pertinent

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