Risk Factors For Non-Communicable Diseases

Question 1

What is meant by the term risk factor

Answer 1

Things that are linked to an increase in the likelihood that a person will have develop a certain disease during their lifetime

Question 2

What 3 risk factors are linked to an increase rate of disease

Answer 2

Lifestyle
Environment
Substances in your body

Question 3

What are many non communicable diseases caused by

Answer 3

The interaction of a number of factors

Question 4

What 3 places can lifestyle factors impact?

Answer 4

Locally: individual choices affect the local incidence of disease
Nationally: deprived areas are likely to smoke, have a poor diet and not exercise, the incidence of cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes is higher
Globally: developed countries non c diseases are more common as people have a higher income and can buy the right foods

Question 5

Name 5 casual mechanisms that has been proven to cause a disease directly?

Answer 5

1. Smoking - cardiovascular disease, lung disease/cancer - it damages the walls of arteries and the cells in the lining of lungs
2. Obesity - type 2 diabetes by making the the body resistant to insulin - it struggles to maintain the concentration of glucose in the blood
3. Drinking too much alcohol - liver disease
4. Smoking and drinking when pregnant - health problems for the unborn baby
5. Exposure to carcinogens (ionizing radiation) - cancer

Question 6

What is the human cost of non communicable diseases?

Answer 6

Millions die from non communicable diseases. People with these may have a lower quality of life. Affects the sufferers and their loved ones

Question 7

What is the financial cost of non communicable diseases

Answer 7

The cost of nhs for research and treating is a lot
Families may have to move/adapt their home to help a family member with a disease - which can be costly
A family member with the disease has to give up work or die, the family’s income will be reduced and could also effect economy