RISK FACTOR AND

HEALTH DISEASE
NAME -SAURABH SAIN
GROUP- 212
 affected by many factors – those linked to poor health, disability, disease or death, are known as risk factors. A
or behaviour that increases the likelihood of getting a disease or injury. Risk factors are often presented individu
They often coexist and interact with one another. For example, physical inactivity will, over time, cause weight g
els. Together, these significantly increase the chance of developing chronic heart diseases and other health relat
fe expectancy have led to an increase in long-term (chronic), expensive-to-treat diseases and disabilities.
nd for healthcare, placing the sector under increasing budget pressure which is not always met. It is
healthcare systems, understand the causes and risk factors behind diseases, so that we can active
prevention and treatment programmes.
can be categorised into the following groups:
sually relate to ‘actions’ that the individual has chosen to take. They can therefore be eliminated or reduced through lifestyl

hol

e in the sun without proper protection o not having certain vaccinations

are those relating to an individual’s body or biology. They may be influenced by a combination of genetic, lifestyle and othe

ese o high blood pressure

se).
posure) to risk factors would greatly improve global health and life expectancy by many years. This would therefore redu
trating this is ‘The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation Project’ (The SCORE project). The SCORE project data are ba
nd 250,000 people with around 3 million patient-years of follow-up. The SCORE risk assessment is a simple tool to pred
or circulation problems (fatal cardiovascular disease, CVD) over a 10-year period.
It is based on the following risk factors:

Gender
Age
Smoking habits
Systolic blood pressure
Total cholesterol levels.
g at high risk is defined as ≥ 5% (greater than or equal to 5 per cent); this means that 5 or more out of 100 people will