You decide you are going to

make more responsible health
decisions. Which of the following
risk factors can you control?
(1 point)
Unintentional accidents
are the leading cause of
death for teens.
There is a history of heart
disease in your family.
Your friends have recently
started smoking.
There is a higher
incidence of high blood
pressure in your ethnic
group.

1 answer

Among the risk factors listed, the one that you can control is "Your friends have recently started smoking." While you cannot directly control the smoking habits of your friends, you do have the ability to influence your own decisions regarding smoking and can choose to avoid smoking or spending time with those who smoke.

The other factors—unintentional accidents, family history of heart disease, and ethnic predispositions to high blood pressure—are generally considered uncontrollable risk factors.