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A risk indicator is generally defined as a factor associated with the occurrence of a particular disease. The association between a risk factor and a disease is often, although not necessarily, causal. Risk is usually expressed as the relative increase or decrease in the probability of having or acquiring the disease when the risk indicator moves from one level to another. Risk estimates include random biological variation in the strength of the association between a particular risk factor and an illness. Thus, when a patient is a carrier of a certain risk factor, this does not automatically imply that he or she will become diseased.
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Staessen, J., Fagard, R., Amery, A. (1990). Cardiovascular risk associated with hypertension; interactions with other risk indicators. In: Birkenhäger, W.H. (eds) Practical Management of Hypertension. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3724-9_3
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