Heart Health Assessment

Determine your heart disease risk factors by answering the questions below. Add up the numbers next to each of your answers to find your score. A score of 58-70 means you are at high risk. A score of 72 and up means your risk is very high and you should talk to your healthcare professional as soon as possible.

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* 1. Sex:

Male (10)

Female (6)

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* 2. Age:

Under 40 (2)

40-50 (6)

50-64 (8)

64 and over (10)

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* 3. Family History of Heart Disease:

None (2)

At least one parent or sibling (10)

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* 4. Smoking

Never smoked or lived with smoker (2)

Quite 15 or more years ago (2)

Never smoked but live with smoker (4)

Quit within last year (6)

Current smoker (10)

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* 5. Exercise (moderate intensity):

At least 300 minutes/week (2)

At least 150 minutes/week (4)

At least 60 minutes/week (6)

Less than 60 minutes/week (10)

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* 6. Total Cholesterol:

Under 200 (2)

200-239 (4)

I don't know (8)

240 and over (10)

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* 7. Blood Pressure:

Normal (2)

Slightly elevated (6)

I don't know (8)

High (10)

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* 8. HDL/LDL Cholesterol:

My HDL/LDL numbers are low (2)

My HDL/LDL numbers are average (4)

I don't know my HDL/LDL numbers (8)

My HDL/LDL numbers are poor (10)

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* 9. Body Weight:

Healthy weight (2)

Overweight (6)

Obese (10)

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* 10. Diabetes:

None (2)

Have diabetes and it's well controlled (6)

Have diabetes and it's not well controlled (10)