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non-communicable conditions

diseases which are not caused by pathogens and cannot be spread from one person to another

risk

the probability that an event will take place

probability

a measure of the chance or likelihood that an event will take place

risk factors

factors which affect the risk of an event happening

multifactorial disease

a disease which results from the interactions of many different factors- not from one simple cause

epidemiology

the study of patterns of health and disease, to identify causes of different conditions and patterns of infection

correlation

a strong tendency for two changes of data to change together

causation

when a factor directly causes a specific effect

longitudinal studies

scientific studies which follow the same group of individual for many years

metadata analysis (meta-analysis)

when data from all the available studies in a particular area are analysed

valid

an investigation which is well designed to answer the question being asked

precision

measurements with only slight variation between them

reliable

evidence which can be repeated by several different scientists

biased

when someone is unfairly for or against an idea

evaluate

to asses or judge the quality of a study and the significance of the results

high blood pressure

blood pressure that is regularly more than 140/190 mmHg, this increases your risk of developing CVDs

hypertension

high blood pressure, regularly more than 140/190 mmHg, this increases your risk of developing CVDs