There are several risk factors for CVD, including:
- smoking.
- stress.
- alcohol.
- high blood pressure.
- high blood cholesterol.
- being physically inactive.
- being overweight or obese.
- diabetes.
What is the main cause of cardiovascular disease?
What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease? The most important behavioural risk factors of heart disease and stroke are unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use and harmful use of alcohol.
What are the three main causes of cardiovascular diseases?
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. Some risk factors for heart disease cannot be controlled, such as your age or family history. But you can take steps to lower your risk by changing the factors you can control.