The phrase "affects the risk of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how one factor influences the likelihood of a particular outcome or event occurring.
Example: "The new policy affects the risk of data breaches in the organization."
Alternatives: "influences the likelihood of" or "modifies the probability of".
The goal was to estimate how alcohol affects the risk of 23 health problems.
There were not enough data, however, for the IARC working group to reach a conclusion about whether the way meat is cooked affects the risk of cancer.
Staying in the Game So far, scientists here have found little evidence that diet or exercise affects the risk of dementia in people over 90.
Pu YS, Yang SM, Huang YK, Chung CJ, Huang SK, Chiu AW et al. Urinary arsenic profile affects the risk of urothelial carcinoma even at low arsenic exposure.
Some post hoc analyses from randomized controlled trials also suggest that raising HDL-C beneficially affects the risk of CVD.
The study examines whether the duration of inter-pregnancy intervals affects the risk of maternal morbidity using data from the MCH-FP area of Matlab.
"It's remarkable that something that's happening in the early years of life affects the risk of a cancer happening seven decades later," said Dr. Martin J. Blaser, the lead author and a professor of medicine at New York University.
Dr Teresa Norat, the lead researcher, said: "This study gives us a better picture of how body fat affects the risk of bowel cancer.
Existing studies have failed to clarify whether the recurrence of obstetric anal sphincter injury affects the risk of anal and fecal incontinence at long-term follow-up.
To determine if the process of care in primary health, affects the risk of avoidable hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) for heart failure (HF).
Paraoxonase (PON), a high-density lipoprotein associated enzyme, is believed to protect against low-density lipoprotein oxidation and thus affects the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
