- Age (the risk increases with age)
- Gender (men develop CAD 10 years earlier than women)
- Family history (genetic predisposition and common lifestyles increase risk)
- Race (incidence is greater in some groups of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, native American Indians,)
What are the four heart disease risk factors that you Cannot control?
- Increasing Age. The majority of people who die of coronary heart disease are 65 or older. …
- Male gender. …
- Heredity (including race) …
- Tobacco smoke. …
- High blood cholesterol. …
- High blood pressure. …
- Physical inactivity. …
- Obesity and being overweight.
What are the 6 health risk factors?
In Sect. 3.2, health risk factors and their main parameters in built environments are further identified and classified into six groups:
biological, chemical, physical, psychosocial, personal, and others
.
What increases your risk of heart disease?
Several health conditions, your lifestyle, and your age and family history
can increase your risk for heart disease. These are called risk factors. About half of all Americans (47%) have at least 1 of 3 key risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking.
What are the 5 risk factors?
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension). High blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. …
- High Blood Cholesterol. One of the major risk factors for heart disease is high blood cholesterol. …
- Diabetes. …
- Obesity and Overweight. …
- Smoking. …
- Physical Inactivity. …
- Gender. …
- Heredity.
Which of the following risk factors can I control?
Risk factors that can be controlled include
blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, weight, smoking and other wellness factors
like physical activity and stress level. Understanding the role these factors play in your health is an important step in reducing your risk for heart disease.
What is the root cause of heart disease?
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually caused by
a build-up of fatty deposits (atheroma) on the walls of the arteries around the heart
(coronary arteries). The build-up of atheroma makes the arteries narrower, restricting the flow of blood to the heart muscle. This process is called atherosclerosis.
What are 3 health factors you Cannot control?
- Age. The older you are, the higher your risk of stroke.
- Sex. Your risk of heart disease and stroke increases after menopause.
- Family and Medical History. …
- Indigenous Heritage. …
- African and South Asian Heritage. …
- Personal circumstances. …
- Related information.
What are the 10 health risk factors?
- Physical Activity and Nutrition. …
- Overweight and Obesity. …
- Tobacco. …
- Substance Abuse. …
- HIV/AIDS. …
- Mental Health. …
- Injury and Violence. …
- Environmental Quality.
WHO top 10 health risks?
- Air pollution and climate change. …
- Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) …
- Global influenza pandemic. …
- Fragile and vulnerable settings. …
- Antimicrobial resistance. …
- Ebola and other high-threat pathogens. …
- Weak primary healthcare.
What are examples of risk factors?
- Negative attitudes, values or beliefs.
- Low self-esteem.
- Drug, alcohol or solvent abuse.
- Poverty.
- Children of parents in conflict with the law.
- Homelessness.
- Presence of neighbourhood crime.
- Early and repeated anti-social behaviour.
What does a blocked artery feel like?
The symptoms of an artery blockage include
chest pain and tightness, and shortness of breath
. Imagine driving through a tunnel. On Monday, you encounter a pile of rubble. There is a narrow gap, big enough to drive through.
What are the signs of an unhealthy heart?
- Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort (angina)
- Shortness of breath.
- Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms if the blood vessels in those parts of your body are narrowed.
- Pain in the neck, jaw, throat, upper abdomen or back.
What are the 4 stages of congestive heart failure?
There are four stages of heart failure –
stage A, B, C and D
– which range from high risk of developing heart failure to advanced heart failure.
What are 3 risk factors you can change?
smoking high blood pressure diabetes physical inactivity being overweight high blood cholesterol
. The good news is that the effect of many risk factors can be changed (you cannot change the risk factor, only its effect). The effect of these modifiable risk factors can be reduced if you make lifestyle changes.
What are 5 health factors out of your control?
There are five important heart disease risk factors that you can control. A poor
diet, high blood pressure and cholesterol, stress, smoking and obesity
are factors shaped by your lifestyle and can be improved through behavior modifications. Risk factors that cannot be controlled include family history, age and gender.
