The phrase "a high risk factor for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the likelihood of a negative outcome or event occurring due to certain conditions or behaviors.
Example: "Smoking is considered a high risk factor for developing lung cancer."
Alternatives: "a significant risk factor for" or "a major contributor to".
Menopausal metabolic syndrome (MMS) is a series of syndrome caused by ovarian function decline and hormone insufficiency, and is a high risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
The presence of goat males carriers of the main causal agents of contagious agalactia, Mycoplasma agalactiae (Ma) and Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri (Mmc), is a high risk factor for the spread of the infection in artificial insemination centres.
Thus, PBM is thought to be a high risk factor for the development of carcinoma in the biliary tract.
This suggests that intermediate uveitis could be a high risk factor for the development of glaucoma and the consequent need for surgery.
Because preoperative presence of aspergillosis may be a high risk factor for postoperative fatal aspergillosis, complete elimination of infectious lesion before liver transplantation is necessary.
With alcohol involved in ~57% of traumatic deaths, and ~75% of Indigenous traumatic deaths, alcohol remains a high risk factor for trauma related deaths and a key priority for education in the community.
This can ultimately lead to a dysfunctional cell with a higher risk factor for disease.
The presence of asthma appears to represent a higher risk factor for recurrence.
Scores range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating a higher risk factor for future distress.
Living in an urban environment should be considered as a higher risk factor for SUM in girls.
In addition, smoking cessation within 3 years may be a higher risk factor for incident metabolic syndrome than sustained smoking.
