The phrase "etiological factors" refers to the causes or reasons that contribute to the development or occurrence of a certain condition or disease. Full definition
Unfortunately, most of them do not truly deal with insulin resistance, the key etiological factor of Type 2 diabetes. (lowcarbdiabetes.org)
Environmental factors such as the feeding of high - fat diets that result in lipemia and disturbances in lipid metabolism are implicated as potential etiological factors in dogs with obesity - associated pancreatitis (109) and likely play a role in the development of pancreatitis in diabetic dogs. (academic.oup.com)
This website by Sarah Howard is a leading source of information regarding studies and information environmental toxins as potential etiological factors in T1DM and T2DM. (lowcarbdiabetes.org)