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Types of Risk Factors

Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity

If you have any of the following risk factors, your chance of developing an autoimmune disorder is elevated: Gender: female. It's clear that women are at higher risk of developing autoimmune disorders, since they tend to strike women about 75 percent of the time.

Bone Fracture
Bone Fracture

As risk factors, age and gender are the biggest drivers of fractures. Women are far more likely to have a fracture than men, in fact one in two women over the age of 50 will have a fracture in her lifetime.

Crohn's Disease
Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease - Risk factors The development of inflammatory bowel disease A group of inflammatory conditions of the intestine. The two major forms are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The two major forms are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Dementia
Dementia

Several factors can affect your risk for developing dementia. You can change some of these factors, such as smoking, but not others, such as genetics. It’s important to understand that a risk factor isn’t a cause.

Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus

If you had diabetes while you were pregnant, you had gestational diabetes. This raises your chances of getting type 2 diabetes later in life. Sedentary lifestyle. You exercise less than three times a week. Family history. You have a parent or sibling who has diabetes. Polycystic ovary syndrome. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher risk.

source: webmd.com
Diarrhea
Diarrhea

About risk factors: Risk factors for Diarrhea are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Diarrhea makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Diarrhea.

Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes
Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes

Risk Factors for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) It affects both men and women with no predisposition to race or ethnicity. There may be a family history – for instance in vascular EDS sudden death in a close relative. Progress on the Human Genome Project has provided valuable information regarding the actual genes involved. EDS is usually diagnosed in younger patients as typical features such ...

source: myvmc.com
Heart Arrhythmia
Heart Arrhythmia

The heart normally beats at a regular rhythm to supply the body’s heart, lungs, and other tissues with a steady, predictable supply of blood and oxygen. An irregular heartbeat is known as an arrhythmia, or a dysrhythmia.

Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer

Many people with one or more risk factors never get cancer, while others who get cancer may have had few or no known risk factors. Researchers have found several factors that might affect a man’s risk of getting prostate cancer.

source: cancer.org
Stroke
Stroke

But certain things can increase your chances of having a stroke. The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from a stroke is to understand your risk and how to control it. While you can’t control your age or family history, you can take steps to lower your chances of having a stroke.

source: cdc.gov
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes

Other risk factors for type 1 diabetes include: Viral infections: Researchers have found that certain viruses may trigger the development of type 1 diabetes by causing the immune system to turn against the body—instead of helping it fight infection and sickness. Viruses that are believed to trigger type 1 include: German measles, coxsackie, and mumps.

Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes

Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Your chances of developing type 2 diabetes depend on a combination of risk factors such as your genes and lifestyle. Although you can’t change risk factors such as family history, age, or ethnicity, you can change lifestyle risk factors around eating, physical activity, and weight.

source: niddk.nih.gov