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Naddik [55]
3 years ago
8

When discussing non-communicable disease, what does the term 'risk factor' mean?

Health
2 answers:
swat323 years ago
5 0

Answer: Risk Factor: something that increases in a person's chances of developing a disease.

Explanation: For example, cigarette smoking is a risk factor  for lung cancer, and obesity is a risk factor for heart disease.

valkas [14]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

A risk factor is something that increases an individual's chances of developing a disease.

Explanation:

There are numerous ways to get diseases. For example, coming within 3 feet of an infected individual will cause you to develop coronavirus. Another example is that smoking cigarettes can give you lung cancer.

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