Brain & Spine Center Stroke Self Assessment Test

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Complete our simple Risk Stroke Self Assessment Test. This is very basic, if you are concerned about your risks, please see your doctor.

Age	0-44	45-64	65-74	75+
Family History	No strokes known	A relative has had a stroke	A relative has had a stroke while younger than 65. Family history	Several relatives have suffered from a stroke
Diabetes	None Known	Family history	Diabetic
Blood Pressure	Normal	Mild high blood pressure	Moderate high blood pressure	Severe high blood pressure
Smoking	Never smoked or quit more than 5 years ago	Quit after smoking for less than five years	Current smoker, less than 20/day	Current smoker more than 20/day
Cholesterol	Below average	Average	Moderately raised	Severely raised
Irregular Heart beat (Atrial Fibrillation)	No	Yes (potentially very high risk - see your doctor)
Exercise	1 hour energetic activity at least 3 times/week	Very active once or twice a week	Moderately active once or twice a week	Very little physical activity
Gender	Male	Female
Alcohol (male)	0-2 standard drinks per day	Up to 4 drinks per day	More than 4 drinks twice or more often per week	More than 6 drinks four times or more per week
Alcohol (female)	0-1 standard drinks per day	Up to 2 drinks per day	More than 2 drinks twice or more often per week	More than 4 drinks four times or more per week
Salt in usual diet	No added salt to diet	Salt added to cooking or food at the table	Salt added to cooking as well as to food at the table	Salt added to cooking, table food, plus eat salted snacks
Fat in usual diet	I avoid animal fat, including dripping in cooking	Use oils for cooking, low fat milk and cheese, margarine, meat 3-4 times a week	Butter, full fat milk and dairy products, fatty meat more than 3-4 times a week and fast foods/takeaways	Butter, high in fat, full fat milk and dairy products, fatty meats, bakery items
Fruit and vegetables in usual diet	6-8 portions of fruit and vegetables a day	4-5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day	2-3 portions of fruit and vegetables a day	Less than 2 portions of fruit and vegetables a day

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