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Your LDL and You--Determining Your Risk

2+ Risk Factors

You have 2 or more risk factors (not including LDL-cholesterol) for heart disease. The next step is to find your "Risk Score." Risk score refers to the chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years, given as a percentage. To find your risk score, fill in the form below:

Risk Assessment Tool For Estimating
10-year Risk For Developing CHD

Please fill in the following information to assess 10-year risk:
Age: years
Gender:
Total Cholesterol: mg/dL
HDL Cholesterol: mg/dL
Smoker:
Select “yes” if you have smoked any cigarettes in the past month.
Systolic Blood Pressure:
Systolic blood pressure is the first number of your blood pressure reading. For example, if your reading is 120/80 (120 over 80), your systolic blood pressure is 120. 		mm/Hg
Are you currently on any medication to treat high blood pressure?

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