Controllable
high salt (high blood pressure)
high energy (not balanced by energy use) (obesity)
saturated fat intake (atherosclerosis)
cholesterol (atherosclerosis)
lack of antioxidants
smoking- CO binds to haemoglobin, causes higher BP, nicotine activates platelets)
obesity
high blood pressure
Stress
Non-controllable
older age - more chance of damage to endothelium due to less elasticity.
being male - abdominal fat storage
genetic inheritance- increases development of atherosclerosis or blood clotting
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