plumiRisk factors for CVD: Edexcel International A Level Biology questions
Edexcel International A Level Biology past-paper questions on 1.3.3 Risk factors for CVD, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 20 questions on Risk factors for CVD, as a list
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q8(c)(ii) (3 marks): It was important that all the people in the study had similar blood pressure that was within a healthy range. Explain why this was important. (3)
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q8(c)(iii) (1 mark): Calculate the blood pressure of a person who has a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 11.0 kPa and a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 6.7 kPa, using the formula:
- June 2025, Unit 5, Q8(d) (3 marks): Describe how the cardiovascular health of participants in the UK Biobank study could be assessed (paragraph 6). (3)
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q4(c)(i) (2 marks): Explain why high blood pressure is a risk factor for CVD. (2)
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): Some other risk factors were recorded as being either present or absent but were not measured. Name two other risk factors that might have been recorded but not
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q8(b)(iv) (6 marks): These primates were fed a diet supplemented with cholesterol and either saturated lipids or unsaturated lipids. Deduce the effects of these two diets on the dev
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q8(a) (1 mark): How many of the risk factors listed in the table are not influenced by lifestyle? (1) A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q8(b) (6 marks): Explain the effectiveness of these two calculators in the assessment of risk and whether other factors should be considered. (6)
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q8(c)(iii) (1 mark): Suggest why these risk calculators estimate the 10-year risk of developing CVD. (1)
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Name two other dietary risk factors that could be changed in this diet. (1) 1 2
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q7(e) (6 marks): Type 2 diabetes is a disorder that can result from ineffective or insufficient insulin. It is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cinnamon is a spic
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q6(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the 10-year risk of CVD for a 35-year-old woman who: • has a total cholesterol level of 242 mg dm−3 • is a smoker • has a systolic blood pressure of 1
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q7(a)(i) (1 mark): Which row of the table identifies one lifestyle factor and one non‑lifestyle factor? (1) Lifestyle factor Non‑lifestyle factor A body mass index (BMI) age B gen
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q7(a) (1 mark): The diagram shows some factors that increase the risk of CVD. Complete the diagram with one lifestyle risk factor and one non-lifestyle risk factor. (1) Lifesty
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q7(b) (2 marks): The graph shows the effect of exercise on the relative risk of death from CVD. 1.0 light exercise 0.9 moderate exercise Relative risk of death from CVD 0.8 0.7
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q5(c)(ii) (2 marks): Very low‑carbohydrate diets may increase cardiovascular risk factors. Give two factors, other than weight loss, that should have been monitored in this study. (
- January 2020, AS Unit 1, Q6(b)(ii) (2 marks): State two factors, other than age and smoking, that may have been considered when adjusting the values for the hazard ratio. (2) 1 2
- January 2019, AS Unit 1, Q2(c) (3 marks): Explain why the 10 Year CHD Risk would change if this person ticked the box next to the ‘Patient smokes’ on the risk calculator. (3)
- January 2019, AS Unit 1, Q2(d)(i) (1 mark): State one other factor that the risk calculator should include to improve the accuracy of the value for the 10 Year CHD Risk. (1)
- January 2019, AS Unit 1, Q2(d)(ii) (1 mark): Predict the effect that taking this factor into account would have on the value for the 10 Year CHD Risk. (1)
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