HEART DISEASE RISK QUIZ

Do you know your heart disease risk level? Take the quiz below to find out.

1. What’s your blood pressure?
2. Below 120/80 (0)
3. Between 120/80 and 140/90 (+1)
4. Above 140/90 (+3)
5. Don’t know (+1)
6. What’s your cholesterol?
7. HDL (“good cholesterol) above 50, LDL (“bad” cholesterol) below 130, triglycerides (fat levels in the blood) less that 150 (0)
8. Any of the following: HDL below 50, LDL above 130, triglycerides above 150 (+2)
9. Don’t know (+1)
10. How often do you eat fried foods?
11. Once a month (+1)
12. Several times a month (+2)
13. Never (0)
14. Does anyone in your family have heart disease?
15. Yes, my mother had problems before age 65, or my father before age 55 (+2)
16. No (0)
17. Don’t know (+1)
18. On a typical weekend night, you:

• Have one glass of wine or beer (+1)

1. Have more than one glass of alcohol (+2)
2. Skip the alcohol (0) Read More