Do you know your heart disease risk level? Take the quiz
below to find out.
1. What’s your blood pressure?
a. Below 120/80 (0)
b. Between 120/80 and 140/90 (+1)
c. Above 140/90 (+3)
d. Don’t know (+1)
2. What’s your cholesterol?
a. HDL (“good cholesterol) above 50, LDL
(“bad” cholesterol) below 130,
triglycerides (fat levels in the blood) less
that 150 (0)
b. Any of the following: HDL below 50, LDL
above 130, triglycerides above 150 (+2)
c. Don’t know (+1)
3. How often do you eat fried foods?
a. Once a month (+1)
b. Several times a month (+2)
c. Never (0)
4. Does anyone in your family have heart
disease?
a. Yes, my mother had problems before
age 65, or my father before age 55 (+2)
b. No (0)
c. Don’t know (+1)
5. On a typical weekend night, you:
a. Have one glass of wine or beer (+1)
b. Have more than one glass of alcohol
(+2)
c. Skip the alcohol (0)
6. How many cigarettes have you smoked this
week?
a. None (0)
b. Just a few (+3)
c. Half a pack or more each day (+8)
7. How many colors were in your last meal?
a. 1 – for example, chicken and rice (+2)
b. 2 to 4 – some vegetables (+1)
c. 4 or more – for example, a salad and
some vegetables (0)
8. How do you feel after climbing three flights
of stairs?
a. Fine or even energized (0)
b. Winded (+1)
c. Who knows? I never climb stairs (+2)
9. What’s your body mass index (BMI)*?
a. 18.5 to 24.9 (0)
b. 25 to 29.9 (+1)
c. 30 or above (+2)
*To find out your BMI, visit www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm
