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Risk Factors for Stroke

While some risk factors cannot be affected by treatment or lifestyle changes, you can change or treat other factors.

Risk factors that can be changed, treated or medically managed:
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes mellitus (in some cases)
  • Heart disease
  • Cigarette smoking
  • History of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)
  • High red blood cell count
  • High blood cholesterol and lipids
  • Lack of exercise or physical activity
  • Obesity
  • Excessive alcohol use
  • Drug abuse, especially cocaine or intravenous drugs
Risk factors that cannot be managed or changed:
  • Age
  • Race
  • Diabetes mellitus (in some cases)
  • Heredity or genetics
  • Prior stroke or heart attack
Other factors that affect stroke risk:
  • Where you live - strokes are more common in the Southeast
  • Temperature, season and climate - deaths from stroke occur more often in times of extreme temperatures
  • Socioeconomic factors - some unexplained evidence indicates stroke is more common among lower-income people
For more information on our stroke services, call 1-800-335-4921.
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