Sairausalttiuden
Sairausalttiuden is a theoretical construct used in Finnish-language health literature to describe an individual’s susceptibility to illness. It denotes the probabilistic tendency to develop a disease after exposure to health stressors, rather than a specific diagnosis or level of severity. As a concept, it is meant to complement traditional risk factors and to capture how likely a person is to become ill in given circumstances.
The term draws from Finnish roots related to illness (sairaus) and susceptibility or vulnerability, and it has
Conceptually, sairausalttiuden rests on a multi-factorial framework. Contributing elements typically cited include genetic predisposition, immune system
Measurement and interpretation of sairausalttiuden remain debated. There is no universally accepted metric, though researchers explore