Risks - Lifestyle Factors and DVT

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There are certain lifestyle choices you can make to help reduce your risk of DVT. For example, people who smoke, who are very inactive for long periods of time, or who are obese may have a greater risk of DVT, because these situations impair or decrease circulation. So making the decision to lose weight, live an active lifestyle, and not smoke may help you reduce your risk of this condition and its complications.

Other lifestyle factors that may affect risk include:

• prolonged travel by car or plane (greater than 4 hours) without exercise
• dehydration
• hormone use (birth control pills containing estrogen, hormone replacement therapy, etc.)