Risk Factor of Stroke

There are two types of risk factors. These factors include the risk factors that can be controlled (modifiable) and the ones that are uncontrollable (non-modifiable).

Modifiable Risk Factors

• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Alcohol consumption
• Smoking
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) and other heart disease

Non-Modifiable Risk Factors

• Age
• Family history
• Race
• Gender
• Previous stroke, (TIA) or
• Heart attack