Heart
Heart Risk Factors
A plain-language check of the lifestyle and history factors that affect your heart.
~3 minTime
Cardiovascular risk factorsMethod
FreeCost
What it measures
How many well-established cardiovascular risk factors apply to you — covering age, smoking, activity, diet, family history, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and weight. It gives a plain-language sense of your risk profile, not a precise probability.
How it works
You answer a short series of yes/no-style questions about your lifestyle and medical history. Each factor that applies adds to a simple total, which places you in a Low, Moderate, or High band with advice tailored to that level. Diagnosed conditions count for more than borderline ones.
Tips for an accurate result
- 1Focus on what you can change — Smoking, activity, diet, weight, and treated blood pressure or cholesterol are all modifiable — small steps add up.
- 2Get the real calculation — Ask your GP to run a validated tool such as QRISK (UK) or ASCVD (US) using your measured blood pressure and cholesterol.
- 3Know your numbers — A simple GP or pharmacy check of blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar fills the biggest gaps in your risk picture.
- 4Family history counts — If heart disease ran early in your family, mention it to your doctor — it can change how your risk is managed.