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This is because age is a significant factor in determining stroke risk, and CHA2DS2-VASc assigns a higher point value to individuals who are over the age of 75 compared to those who are younger. HTN, diabetes, and vascular disease are also risk factors for stroke, but they are only assigned 1 point each in the CHA2DS2-VASc scoring system. This means that these conditions alone may not be significant enough to warrant anticoagulation therapy, whereas age over 75 is considered a higher risk factor on its own. Therefore, assigning 2 points to this age category reflects the increased importance of age in the overall CHA2DS2-VASc score.