Immutable risk factor
n Demographic risk factor/genetic risk factor
(background characteristic)
– Meets the definition of a risk factor, but currently is
immutable to change
– Perhaps more likely to expose the host to the causal
chain than be part of the causal chain
– Not useful for intervention, but often useful as a group
characteristic when targeting people to apply another
intervention
– May be informative in modeling because of potential for
interaction effects
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