Controllable and uncontrollable risk factors of an injury The Science in our Lives

Hi, I'm Kaitlyn Heckman and I will be talking about controllable and uncontrollable risk factors of an injury. I will be using heart disease as an example.

Some Controllable risk factors include -


Smoking

High blood pressure

High blood cholesterol

High blood sugar (diabetes)

Obesity and overweight

Physical inactivity

Stress


Theirs are the factors that you can control by choosing to change or take control over such as smoking, can cause heart disease and if you choose to not smoke you could lower the risk factors for you of getting heart disease.

Some Uncontrollable risk factors include -


Age (the risk increases with age)

Gender (men develop CAD 10 years earlier than women)

Family history (genetic predisposition and common lifestyles increase risk)

Race (incidence is greater in some groups of African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, native American Indians,)


These are common factors that can be considered uncontrollable things that increase your risk factors and probability of getting a heart disease.

Over time, these risk factors cause changes in the heart and blood vessels that can lead to heart attacks, and heart failure. It is critical to address risk factors early in life to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Heart disease is just one example of the differences in controllable and uncontrollable risk factors, there are many other examples, such as motor vehicle injuries, and bickering injuries, workout injuries and many more