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Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
  

What is Your Risk of Heart Disease?

Your chances of having a heart attack, angina, or dying of heart disease increase dramatically according to a number of risk factors. Some, such as sex and age, we can't do much about. But others, like cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol are well within our power to reduce. See what your risk is by completing the form at right.

1. Sex:

2. Do you smoke?

3. What is your systolic blood pressure (the top number in the reading)?

4. How old are you?

5. What is your total cholesterol?

6. Do you have diabetes?

Based on data from the Framingham Heart Study.


Source: © 1999-2005, The Foundation for Better Health Care