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What are the major modifiable risk factors for heart disease?

What are the major modifiable risk factors for heart disease?

Modifiable risk factors include: 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).

What are the modifiable and non modifiable risk factors for heart disease?

Non-modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are those that cannot be changed. These include a person’s age, ethnicity and family history (genetics cannot be changed), among other factors. Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are those that can be reduced or controlled with altered behavior.

How are modifiable risk factors for heart disease controlled?

Physical inactivity An inactive lifestyle is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Regular, moderate to vigorous physical activity helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Physical activity can help control blood cholesterol, diabetes and obesity. It can also help to lower blood pressure in some people.

What are the non modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease?

[11] Non-modifiable risk factors are discussed first: Age: CAD prevalence increases after 35 years of age in both men and women….

  • Hypertension: About 1 out of every three patients have hypertension.
  • Hyperlipidemia:
  • Diabetes mellitus:
  • Obesity:
  • Smoking:
  • Poor diet:
  • Sedentary lifestyle:

What are modifiable risk factors to prevent angina?

Prevention

  • Quitting smoking.
  • Monitoring and controlling other health conditions, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
  • Eating a healthy diet and maintaining a healthy weight.
  • Increasing your physical activity after you get your doctor’s OK.
  • Reducing your stress level.

What are modifiable and Nonmodifiable risk factors?

Risk factors are either modifiable, meaning you can take measures to change them, or non-modifiable, which means they cannot be changed.

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Ruth Doyle