Question

Amanda (age 39) lives a very hectic life that allows for little sleep. She doesn't eat a healthy diet or exercise. She is worried because her mother developed heart disease at the age of 40. What are the uncontrollable risk factors in Amanda's situation?

Answer 1

Her mother's illness, Amanda's age, 

Answer 2

Heredity, age, and gender are the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

When talking about cardiovascular diseases, there are two types of risks:

Controllable risks are the ones that you can influence or change by taking some steps, such as diet, inactivity, smoking, and some others.

Uncontrollable risks, on the other hand, are the ones that cannot be influenced or changed, such as heredity, age, and gender, among many others.