• Preventable Lifestyle risk factors (that can be prevented or changed)
  
• Lack of physical activity (a sedentary lifestyle).
• Obesity. Or being overweight
• Abdominal fat
• High sodium intake/high salt intake
• Excess alcohol.
   
• Treatable or partly treatable risk factors:
  
• High blood fats.
• Diabetes.
• Abdominal fat
• Kidney diseases causing diminished kidney function.
   
• Fixed risk factors - ones that you cannot alter:
  
• A family history.
• Age. The older you become, the more likely you are to develop it.
 

If you have a fixed risk factor, you may want to make an extra effort to tackle any lifestyle risk factors that can be changed to decrease your risk.