What are the risk factors for coronary artery disease?
To prevent and decrease your susceptibility to coronary heart disease, it is important to understand the risk factors and how to manage them. Studies show that the risk factor for the heart condition include:
- Unhealthy eating habits
- High blood cholesterol levels
- Tobacco smoking
- High blood pressure [1]
- Inactivity
- Emotional stress
- Obstructive sleep apnea [2]
- Diabetes mellitus/hyperglycemia/Insulin resistance
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- History of preeclampsia [3] during pregnancy
- Obesity [4]
You become more prone to coronary heart disease as you age. Using age as the only risk factor, studies show that men are more likely to develop the heart condition at age 45 and women at age 55. People with a family history of coronary disease are also more likely to develop the condition.