Risk Factors of non communicable diseases

Question 1

What is a risk factor?

Answer 1

Risk factors are factors that increase the probability of developing a disease.

Question 2

What are the two categories of risk factors

Answer 2

• Substances can be in both the individual’s body or the environment e.g. breathing in smoke
• Lifestyle e.g. not enough exercise

Question 3

What are some examples of mechanisms

Answer 3

• low birth weight of babies e.g. smoking while pregnant

- Lung disease e.g. smoking