Risk Quiz

The Risk Quiz

Answer yes or no to the following questions:

1. ARE YOU…?

• Male and older than 45 years
• Female and older than 55 years

2. ARE YOU…?

• Male and older than 35 years…
• Female and older than 45 years…

AND have one or more of the following risk factors?

• Smoke tobacco (or recently stopped)
• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Overweight / obese
• A family history of cardiovascular disease: (Father or brother diagnosed with cardiovascular disease before the age of 55, mother or sister diagnosed with cardiovascular disease before the age of 65)
• Parents or siblings with diabetes
• Have been told by your doctor you are at risk of developing diabetes
• Are a Maori, Pacific Islander or from the Indian sub-continent or Fiji.

3. HAVE YOU HAD...?

• A heart attack
• A stroke
• A transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
• Angina
• Diabetes

The more times you answered ‘YES’, the greater your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

Please see your doctor, nurse or healthcare professional for a heart health check (Heart WOF)