• Smoking*

• Diabetes*

• Age – those over 50 are of greater risk

• Personal or family history of hypertension*

• Personal or family history of high cholesterol*

• Personal or family history of heart disease or stroke*

• Race – the incidence in blacks is twice that of whites


*See previous issues of Be Healthy at www.baystatebanner.com/behealthy
for additional information on these risk factors.