How to Use risk factor in a Sentence

risk factor

noun

• Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
• Case said her study did not find that ships’ age was a risk factor.
  — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
• That risk factor is cut in half to 40% when the speed is lowered to 30 miles per hour.
  — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2021
• Premature birth is a risk factor for death in the first 28 days to one year of an infant's life.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2023
• Stress is a definite risk factor, and can lead to a relapse.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 June 2022
• While the virus could hang out in the air and on surfaces, it’s probably not a major risk factor.
  — Sandra Upson, Wired, 31 Oct. 2020
• But for all 12 final, the degree of difficulty – and the risk factor – will go up with medals on the line.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
• At theme parks, the biggest risk factor for spreading the virus is also the biggest headache: long waits in packed crowds.
  — Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021
• This is not the first time the Olympics has been identified as a risk factor for viral epidemics.
  — Mark Booth, CNN, 14 June 2024
• Again, this risk factor shows predictions up to 30 years ahead.
  — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2024
• Research has shown that easy access to firearms is also a key risk factor.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021
• Getting pregnant for the first time at age 35 or later is a risk factor for breast cancer.
  — Amanda Morris, Lindsey Bever and Sabrina Malhi, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2023
• The rapid increase in U.S. federal debt is one risk factor.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2020
• As much as 80 percent of the overall risk factor could be genetic.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• Age is the biggest single risk factor for those diseases.
  — Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2024
• Too much sodium in the diet can lead to high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
  — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2021
• But repetitive head injuries appear to be the chief risk factor for CTE.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
• Teams would run at him consistently in a 4-3 scheme, so the risk factor on this selection is high.
  — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Apr. 2021
• All women get screened for breast cancer based on the crudest risk factor available: age.
  — Alice Park, Time, 4 Oct. 2021
• One of the biggest benefits of calisthenics is the low risk factor, says Beck.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• Last year, the company had listed the venture as a risk factor, as it could be hurt by U.S.-China politics.
  — Shannon Liao, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
• More than half of those patients have a food, housing or isolation risk factor, CVS said.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
• Having high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2022
• In 50 to 80% of cases, bipolar disorder is the biggest risk factor, the researchers found.
  — Juli Fraga, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• In the past few months, the CDC noted that pregnancy is a risk factor for the virus, increasing the likelihood of severe forms of the disease and death.
  — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2020
• Issues with ovulation may also be a sort of risk factor for PCOS.
  — Emilia Benton, Health.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• The company has listed the venture as a risk factor, as it could be hurt by U.S.-China politics.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
• In the United States, poor diet is the leading risk factor for death from diseases, even greater than tobacco.
  — Nisha Patel, STAT, 27 Dec. 2023
• The study also found that men (not women) who had gotten shingles and carry the APOE4 gene, a risk factor for dementia, had an even higher risk.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
• Prest added that potassium, magnesium, and calcium can also keep blood pressure in check—an important heart disease risk factor.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024