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Are you at risk of heart disease?

What is your risk of heart disease? Our quick health quiz can help assess your risk and provide tips on healthy living, diet and exercise to improve your heart health.

1. Is there a history of heart disease in your family?
A. Yes - relatives such as cousins or uncles.
B. No, or not to my knowledge.
C. Yes - one or both of my parents.

2. Is your age or sex a risk factor?
A. I’m female.
B. I’m male and aged in my teens, 20s or 30s.
C. I’m male and middle-aged, or older.

3. How often do you eat fatty foods like full-cream dairy products, cakes, chips and fried foods?
A. Every day.
B. Around once per week or less.
C. Two or three times per week, on average.

4. Are you overweight?
A. No, I’m about the right weight for my height, give or take a few kilos.
B. Yes, I’m obese and need to lose a lot of weight.
C. Yes, I could afford to lose a bit of weight.

5. If you’re overweight, where do you tend to carry those extra kilos?
A. Around my stomach.
B. Around my hips.
C. I’m not overweight.

6. Do you smoke cigarettes?
A. Yes, I smoke every day.
B. No, I don’t smoke.
C. Sometimes, perhaps on the weekends or when socialising.

7. Do you exercise regularly?
A. Yes, I exercise at least four times per week.
B.Yes, about two or three times per week.
C. I hardly exercise at all..

8. Do you have diabetes?
A.Yes, but I control it well.
B. Yes, but I don’t manage it very well, or else I think I may have diabetes but haven’t seen my doctor about it.
C. I don’t have diabetes, according to my doctor at my last medical check-up.

Your score is:

Score 8 to 12:
Your poor lifestyle choices are putting you at risk of heart disease. Make an appointment with your doctor for some valuable help and guidance on how to make the necessary changes.

Score 13 to 18:
Some of your lifestyle habits could be increasing your risk of heart disease. A few changes, such as modifying your diet or quitting cigarettes, can significantly reduce your risk. Browse through the Better Health Channel articles for healthy lifestyle suggestions, or talk to your doctor.

Score 19 to 24: Congratulations, your lifestyle choices are substantially reducing your risk of heart disease.

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Acknowledgement

This information has been sourced from the Better Health Channel in consultation with The Baker Institute.

Last updated: 08/14/2007

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