Low income, unemployment, and lack of home ownership are all linked with increased risk of being a victim of violence.
Children and young people who live in domestic abuse situations may have an increased risk of being bullied or be unable to fully participate in school life.
National statistics figures show that babies born in winter may also have an increased risk of being stillborn and dying before they're one month old.
"Children born to moms with one of the depressive disorders are at increased risk of being less attentive, more irritable, less likely to form facial expressions," Dr James Betoni, co-author of the book Pregnancy Power, told me.
Over the course of a year, the researchers found that the drinking of sweet drinks in normal-weight children was associated with an increased risk of being overweight, but this was not statistically significant.
Children's charity Plan UK has suffered a data theft that could potentially result in its supporters, who include 90,000 people who sponsor a child, facing an increased risk of being targeted by fraudsters.
Over the last 30 years there have been 20 studies showing that people of Caribbean and African origin have an increased risk of being treated for serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and mania.
You could use it to feel warmer, but you would probably burn your energy reserves faster and be at increased risk of being drained of energy reserves and underprotected from the cold.
"As a result, sensitive data transmitted through the unclassified network or stored on laptop computers were at an increased risk of being compromised".
He added: "Coastal paths and promenades could be highly dangerous as there is an increased risk of being swept out to sea.
He said: "Coastal paths and promenades could be highly dangerous as there is an increased risk of being swept out to sea.
