Dear Jill, thank you for your question. The risk factors for coronary disease are a positive family history of coronary disease, smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Thus, you do have a risk of developing coronary disease, but I can't quote you actual percentages. I hope you find this information useful.
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