Stroke risk factors

Your own risk of stroke is influenced by a number of factors. Some of these factors you can control, others you cannot.

Risk factors that cannot be changed include the following.

Age

It is a fact that the chance of having a stroke increases with age. Two thirds of stroke sufferers are people over the age of 65.

Gender

Women have a greater stroke incidence than men due to a longer life span.

Family history

A history of cerebrovascular disease (stroke) in your family may give you a predisposition to stroke.


 

myDr, 2001. Reproduced with kind permission from the National Stroke Foundation.
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Last Reviewed: 08 January 2008

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