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Table 1 Potential risk factors and/or contributing factors selected by medical expert

From: An automated framework for hypotheses generation using literature

Potential contributing factors

Categorys

Asthma, autism, schizophrenia, HIV, immunological disorder, bipolar,hypertension, osteoporosis, coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes,allergy, herpes, leukemia, breast cancer, lymphoma, hypothyroidism,hyperthyroidism, insomnia, depression, viral infection, bacterial infection,hepatitis B virus, retrovirus, enterovirus

Disease / medical condition

morning cortisol level, cholesterol level, head trauma, abdominaladiposity, fracture, bone mineral density (BMD), body mass index (BMI),pregnancy outcome, maternal influenza, postmenopause, mood, volumeof cerebrum, volume of hippocampus, volume of lateral ventricle, familyhistory, motor activity assessment

Sign / symptom

caffeine, hormone, aflatoxin, calcium deficiency or calcium overdose,phosphorus deficiency or phosphorus overdose, magnesium deficiencyor magnesium overdose, sodium deficiency or sodium overdose, potassiumdeficiency or potassium overdose, sulphur deficiency or sulphur overdose,chloride deficiency or chloride overdose, chromium deficiency or chromiumoverdose, copper deficiency or copper overdose, fluoride deficiency orfluoride overdose, iodine deficiency or iodine overdose, iron deficiency oriron overdose, manganese deficiency or manganese overdose, molybdenumdeficiency or molybdenum overdose, selenium deficiency or seleniumoverdose, zinc deficiency or zinc overdose, vitamin A or Retinol, vitamin B1or Thiamine, vitamin B2 or Riboflavin, vitamin B3 or Niacin, vitamin B5 orPantothenic acid, vitamin B6 or Pyridoxine, vitamin B7 or Biotin, vitamin, B9or Folic acid, vitamin B12 or Cyanocobalamin, vitamin C or Ascorbic acid,vitamin D or Calciferol, vitamin E or Tocopherol, vitamin K or Phylloquinone,Cannabis, cocaine, bisphenol-A (PBA), diethylstilbestrol (DES), estradiol (E2),oral contraceptive (OC)

Chemical compound

air pollutants, volatile organic compounds, Pesticide, chemical agents, wooddust (exposure), silica dust (exposure), night shift work, outdoor workers,indoor workers, exposure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heterosexual,homosexual, Tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, health education andhealth promotion, addiction, lifestyle intervention, diet nutrition, stress, agegender, breast-feeding

Environmental / life style andbehavioral factors