Risk Factors for Peripheral Vascular Disease

There are several conditions and habits that increase your chance for vascular disease. Fortunately, many of the risk factors are within your control.

Risk factors include:

  • Smoking
  • High blood pressure
  • High LDL cholesterol
  • Low HDL (good) cholesterol
  • Being overweight
  • Sedentary life-style
  • Diabetes
  • Over 50
  • Being postmenopausal
  • Family history of atherosclerosis