Editing Transient ischemic attack (section)

===Risk factors===
Risk factors associated with TIA are categorized as modifiable or non-modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors include age greater than 55, sex, family history, genetics, and race/ethnicity.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":14" /> Modifiable risk factors include cigarette [[smoking]], [[hypertension]] (elevated blood pressure), [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetes]], [[hyperlipidemia]], level of [[carotid artery stenosis]] (asymptomatic or symptomatic) and activity level.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":10">{{cite book |doi=10.1159/000448302 |chapter=Stroke Mechanisms |title=Intracranial Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment |series=Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience |year=2017 | vauthors = Wong KS, Caplan LR, Kim JS |volume=40 |pages=58–71 |pmid=27960181 |isbn=978-3-318-02758-7 }}</ref><ref name=":14">{{cite journal | vauthors = Boehme AK, Esenwa C, Elkind MS | title = Stroke Risk Factors, Genetics, and Prevention | journal = Circulation Research | volume = 120 | issue = 3 | pages = 472–495 | date = February 2017 | pmid = 28154098 | pmc = 5321635 | doi = 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.308398 }}</ref> The modifiable risk factors are commonly targeted in treatment options to attempt to minimize risk of TIA and stroke.<ref name=pmid19423857/><ref name=":11" /><ref name=":10" />