リスクファクター

noun

risk factor

A direct loanword from English, used in medical, financial, and general contexts to refer to something that increases the likelihood of a negative outcome.

• 喫きつ煙えんは肺はいがんのリスクファクターです。

  Smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer.

• 高こう血けつ圧あつは心しん疾しっ患かんの主しゅ要ようなリスクファクターの一ひとつだ。

  High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for heart disease.