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Responses
There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group.
There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group.
There is a history of heart disease in your family.
There is a history of heart disease in your family.
Unintentional accidents are the leading cause of death for teens.
Unintentional accidents are the leading cause of death for teens.
Your friends have recently started smoking.
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Among the options provided, the risk factor that you can control is:
Your friends have recently started smoking.
You can choose how to respond to your friends’ behavior and decide whether to engage in smoking or to avoid it. The other factors listed (ethnic background, family history of heart disease, and unintentional accidents) are largely beyond your control.
