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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Body Weight Being overweight or obese is another major risk factor—both for developing asthma and for the condition getting worse—but Gordon said the interplay is complex.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
For this deicing mixture, salt is the primary risk factor.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Vision loss is a risk factor for dementia.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Climate change itself has become a major risk factor, with heatwaves disabling power plants and droughts drying up hydro reservoirs.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
For this deicing mixture, salt is the primary risk factor.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Vision loss is a risk factor for dementia.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Climate change itself has become a major risk factor, with heatwaves disabling power plants and droughts drying up hydro reservoirs.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for risk factor
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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