Women & Heart Disease

Risk Factors
Only about one-third of women know that heart disease is their biggest health threat, and most fail to make the connection between its risk factors– such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol– and their personal risk of developing heart disease.

Some risk factors, such as age and family history, are non-modifiable– things you cannot change. But most risk factors are modifiable… there are many ways to take charge of your heart health by minimizing lifestyle-related risk factors!

Age-related Risk Factors

= Risk Factor

Risk Factor	30-40	40-50	50+
Family History
Smoking
Oral Contraceptives
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Abnormal Lipids (cholesterol)
Diabetes
Perimenopause
Obesity
Hypertension
Sedentary menopause lifestyle
Age
Sedentary menopause
Menopause