Are You At Risk For High Blood Pressure?

Take Dr. Donnica's Decisionnaire ™. Check off all the points that apply to you. Even if you don't have high blood pressure yet, pay particular attention to the factors which are under your control. With respect to preventing high blood pressure and heart disease, small changes in behavior often yield big reductions in risk.

___	Do you smoke?
___	Do you have a family history of high blood pressure?
___	Are you African American?
___	Are you over age 50?
___	Are you post menopausal?
___	Do you take birth control pills, decongestants, diet pills, or steroids?
___	Are you on estrogen replacement therapy?
___	Are you overweight?
___	Is your cholesterol elevated?
___	Do you have diabetes?
___	Do you feel like you have a stressful daily life?
___	Are you a couch potato or otherwise have a sedentary lifestyle?
___	Do you get at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise (i.e. exercise that gets your heart rate up) four times per week?
___	Did you have high blood pressure, pre-eclampsia or "toxemia" in any of your pregnancies?
___	Do you have-or have you ever had-kidney disease?
___	Do you have a high salt/high fat diet? (check yes for this if you eat at fast food restaurants more than once per week)

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Created: 9/22/2000  -  Donnica Moore, M.D.