Heart Education Awareness Resource and Training through eLearning (HEARTe)

Risk factors

Risk factors are conditions which affect your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. These risk factors can be “modifiable” – because they can be changed or treated, or “non-modifiable” – because you can do nothing to change them. You can learn more about risk factors in module 2.

Q. Categorise the following risk factors into modifiable and non-modifiable.

Non Modifiable: Modifiable:
  • Age
  • Male gender
  • Family history
  • Ethnicity
  • Deprivation
  • Raised cholesterol
  • Diabetes
  • BP
  • Central obesity
  • Smoking
  • High alcohol intake
  • Lack of physical Activity
  • Poor diet
  • Depression/Stress

Page last reviewed: 29 May 2020