Is your heart happy?
If you want to find out how happy your heart is, answer the following 11 questions to review your risk factors:
| 1) |
Do you regularly eat unhealthy foods (eg, high in saturated fat)? |
Y / N |
| 2) |
Do you smoke cigarettes? |
Y / N |
| 3) |
Are you a male over 45 or a female over 55? |
Y / N |
| 4) |
Are you of Maori, Polynesian or Indian descent? |
Y / N |
| 5) |
Do you have diabetes? |
Y / N |
| 6) |
Have you had heart trouble or a stroke before? |
Y / N |
| 7) |
Do you have high blood pressure? |
Y / N |
| 8) |
Do you have high cholesterol? |
Y / N |
| 9) |
Is your waist >100cm (male) or >90cm (female)? |
Y / N |
| 10) |
Do you spend less than 30 minutes a day being physically active? |
Y / N |
| 11) |
Has anyone in your family (eg, a parent or sibling) had a heart attack or stroke?
(Before the age of 65 for women, or 55 for men) |
Y / N |
How did you score? .....
The more times you answered 'Yes' the more risk factors you have. Discuss this with your doctor or nurse to see how you can reduce your risk - and see the links below for more information.
Also see: Know Your Numbers Heart Age Calculator
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