How to Use risk factor in a Sentence

risk factor

noun

• Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
• The best way to prevent a stroke is to know the risk factors, Watson added.
  — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2020
• 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
• Rushing tasks increases the risk factor as the sun and Mars clash.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Kapler struck me as an appalling hire, just from the risk factor, and some people won’t ever let go of that.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• 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
• Heart disease is the world’s leading killer and high cholesterol is a key risk factor — but not the only one.
  — Lauran Neergaard, Twin Cities, 11 Nov. 2019
• And research shows that easy access to firearms is also a key risk factor.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Sep. 2020
• If so, the app will pop up an alert with guidance about next steps and possible risk factors.
  — Popular Science, 13 Apr. 2020
• Nearly a third of the 108 patients had no history of or risk factor for stroke.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
• The great news is that food has not been shown to be a risk factor in transmission, so the cookies themselves aren’t the main concern.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2020
• 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
• While there are a few theories, keep in mind that these haven't been set in stone as actual risk factors yet.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 16 Dec. 2019
• 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
• Poor diet is a risk factor for many of the leading causes of death in the U.S., including heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
• Though sporadic human infections continue to emerge, person-to-person transmission–the biggest risk factor for a bird flu pandemic–has yet to be detected.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025