lifestyle and health Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
What can lifestyle affect?
A
Human health
2
Q
What is a risk factor?
A
Anything that increases the chance of getting a disease
3
Q
What are some risk factors?
A
Diet, smoking, age, occupation
4
Q
What are risk factors associated with lung disease?
A
Smoking, air pollution, infections, genetics, occupation
5
Q
What is correlation?
A
Where a change in one of two variables is
6
Q
What is cause?
A
A factor which is directly a cause of disease
7
Q
What is relative risk?
A
How many times more likely a disease is in one group compared to another group
8
Q
What is a risk factor?
A
Anything that raises the risk of a disease
