CLINICAL ENCOUNTERS
OSTEOPOROSIS
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age, gender, smoking
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Diabetes Mellitus, overweight
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age, gender, family history
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Arterial hypertension
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Detailed explanation-1: -Non-modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are those that cannot be changed. These include a person’s age, ethnicity and family history (genetics cannot be changed), among other factors. Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are those that can be reduced or controlled with altered behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Non-modifiable risk factors are those that are out of your control, such as age, genetics, gender and race. While you cannot change your non-modifiable factors, you can control their effect on your overall risk.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gender. Sex is considered as an untreatable and non-modifiable risk factor in that women with more than 55 years of age are more susceptible to disease than men.