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Women's Risk Assessment Quiz

You may have heart disease and not even know it, because symptoms can be hard to identify. Take the following test to assess your risk.

Women's Heart Disease Risk Assessment

Click to mark the circle next to the statement that best describes you:
1. Age
Age 65 or older
Age 45 to 64
Age 35 to 44, postmenopausal (includes hysterectomy)
Age 35 to 44, pre-menopausal
Age 34 or under


2. Family History
If you have close blood relatives who have had a heart
attack, stroke, bypass surgery or angioplasty:
Before age 60
Age 60 or older
No family history of heart disease


3. Personal History
If you have had a heart attack
If you have not had a heart attack but have angina, or
have had bypass surgery, stroke, angioplasty
or blood vessel surgery
None of the above


4. Smoking
You smoke 2 packs per day or more
                       ...and take oral contraceptives
You smoke 1 to 2 packs per day
                       ...and take oral contraceptives
You smoke less than 1 pack per day
                       ...and take oral contraceptives
You quit smoking 1 to 2 years ago
You've never smoked or quit over 2 years ago


5. High Blood Pressure
Your blood pressure is 160/100 or above
Your blood pressure is between 140/90 and 160/100
Your blood pressure is below 140/90
You don't know your blood pressure reading


6. Exercise
On the average, you engage in some form of aerobic exercise for 15 minutes or more: (brisk walking, jogging, bicycling, swimming, racquetball, etc.)
Less than once a week
1 to 2 times per week
3 or more times per week


7. Diet
Foods high in fat or cholesterol include beef, whole dairy and fried foods. You consider the amount of fat and cholesterol in your diet to be:
Very high
High
Moderate
Low


8. Weight
Ideal Weight Formula:
    Women = 110 lbs. + 5 lbs. for each inch over 5 feet
You are 45 lbs. or more overweight or you've been told you need to lose weight for health reasons
You are 10 to 44 lbs. overweight
You are less than 10 lbs. overweight


9. Stress
You consider yourself a "Type A" personality (always frustrated, impatient, tense, irritable, pressed for time)
You are occasionally frustrated, impatient, tense, pressed for time
You consider yourself easygoing and relaxed most of the time


10. Diabetes
You developed diabetes before age 40 and are now on insulin
You developed diabetes at age 40 or after, and are now on insulin or medication
You developed diabetes after age 55 or have diabetes controlled by diet alone
You do not have diabetes
You don't know if you have diabetes


Your Risk: Look at your score to see if your risk of heart disease is high, moderate or low.
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Your score:  
Answers you did not know:  

HIGH: 40 and above
MODERATE: 20 to 39
LOW: 0 to 19

Don't Know: Talk to your physician about screening for any questions to which you marked "Don't Know"— It is important to know your risk factors.

Important:

Please note — your quiz result cannot predict whether or not you will develop heart disease. A high score does not necessarily mean you will develop heart disease and a low score does not necessarily mean that you will not.

Diagnosis and treatment of heart disease requires your doctor's advice; the quiz is not a substitute for regular medical checkups. Rather, the quiz is a guide to make you aware of your potential risk factors and to show you areas where you may be able to reduce your risk.


Scoring:

If your score is in the moderate or high range, or you have one or more "Don't Know's", talk to your doctor about testing and ways to reduce your risk.

If your score is low, you should still talk with your doctor about testing and ways to lower your modifiable risk factors.

If you do not have a physician, call 1 800-EINSTEIN for a confidential referral. To search for a doctor in your area, try searching our  Physician Finder.


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