Vascular Disease Risk Factors

Certain factors increase your risk of having a vascular problem. Some things can't be controlled, such as older age or having a family history of artery problems. But you can control other vascular disease risk factors, such as:

• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol
• Lack of exercise
• Obesity

Quitting smoking, lowering your blood pressure or cholesterol levels, losing weight and exercising, and managing diabetes – these are all excellent healthy lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk of vascular disease.