Lifestyles choices are the biggest risk factors associated with the risk of developing CVD and for CVD mortality
CVD deaths attributed to smoking14
CVD deaths attributed to lack of physical activity14
CVD deaths attributed to being overweight14
Poor diet, lack of physical activity, high alcohol intake, smoking, and raised blood cholesterol levels are key CVD risk factors, whilst other risk factors, such as the prevalenceof obesity and type 2 diabetes, have increased considerably in recent decades15.
Such lifestyle choices are also associated with long-term adverse conditions such as diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, and hypertension, which in turn can increase the risk of CVD16.
Data published in 2016 in the European Heart Journal shows that cardiovascular diseases, principally coronary heart disease and stroke, remain the primary cause of death across Europe, responsible for 49% of all deaths in women and 40% of all deaths in men.
Data published in 2016 in the European Heart Journal shows that cardiovascular diseases, principally coronary heart disease and stroke, remain the primary cause of death across Europe, responsible for 49% of all deaths in women and 40% of all deaths in men.