A Risk Factor Is Any Characteristic or Condition That

question 108

Multiple Choice

A risk factor is any characteristic or condition that

• A) occurs with a lower frequency in peole with a disease than in people freee from that disease.
• B) occurs with a higher frequency in people with a disease than in people free from that disease.
• C) is any factor that has been demonstrated to be responsible for causing a disease.
• D) is a measure of the dependent variable that is utilized in an experimental design.

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Definitions:

Families

Social units typically made up of members connected by blood, marriage, or adoption, who often live together and provide mutual support.

Friends

People with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Same Sex

Refers to individuals or relationships involving persons of the same biological or gender identity, often discussed in the context of sexual orientation, rights, and legal recognition.

Race

The concept that some people are distinct from others because of physical appearance, typically skin color. Social scientists think race is a misleading idea, although race can be a powerful social construction, not based in biology.