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<p><div id="results"><br />            <div id="scoreTop"></div><br />            <div id="scoreMid"><br />                Your Score = <span id="scoreNumber"></span><br />            </div><br />            <div id="scoreBottom"></div><br />            <div id="resultBar"><br />                <div id="resultBarLeft"><br />                    If Your Score Is<br />                </div><br />                <div id="resultBarRight"><br />                    What This Means...<br />                </div><br />                <div class="clearboth"></div><br />            </div><br />            <div class="resultBlock"><br />                <div class="resultBlockLeft"><br />                    <p><br />                        0 to 2<br />                    </p><br />                </div><br />                <div class="resultBlockRight"><br />                    <p><br />                        You selected "No" more than you selected "Yes."<br /><br />                        This means you are not at risk.<br />                    </p><br />                </div><br />                <div class="clearboth"></div><br />            </div><br />            <div class="resultBlock"><br />                <div class="resultBlockLeft"><br />                    <p><br />                        3 to 9<br />                    </p><br />                </div><br />                <div class="resultBlockRight"><br />                    <p>You are at risk. See below.</p><br />                    <p><br />                        For each risk factor above you checked, your overall risk of developing heart disease skyrockets.<sup>3</sup> The risk factors <br />                        don't add their potential danger like one plus one equals two&mdash;they multiply it.<br />                    </p><br />                    <p><br />                        For instance, if you have three risk factors you are 10 times more likely to develop heart disease than a person with no risk factors. <br />                        For the risk factors you can control, it's important you take action to minimize your risks. If you have some in the "can't control" category, <br />                        it's even more important that you take action on the risks you can control to help reduce your overall risk for heart disease.                    </p></p>
<p><br />                    <p><br />                        <img src="/your-heart-health/assets/images/subpages/assessment-tool/chart_multiplier-effect.jpg" alt="Multiplier Effect: Risk factors for heart disease chart" /><br />                    </p><br />                </div><br />                <div class="clearboth"></div><br />            </div><br />            <div class="resultBlock"><br />                <p><br />                    <span class="resultSubHeader">If You Are at Risk</span><br /><br /><br />                </p><br />                <p><br />                    Take charge of your heart health by learning more and talking to your doctor. Visit our <a href="/your-heart-health/resources.html?">Explore Resources</a> page <br />                    for patient information booklets or related websites to find out more about:<br />                </p><br />                <ul><br />                    <li>Your risks for heart disease</li><br />                    <li>How you can limit your risks</li><br />                    <li>Questions to ask your doctor about your risk for heart disease</li><br />                </ul><br />            </div><br />            <p><br />                <span class="resultSubHeader">Your Responses</span><br />            </p><br />        </div><br />        <form id="assesmentTool" name="assesmentTool"><br />            <div id="toolBody"><br />                              <div class="questionTitle"><br />                    Risk factors you cannot control:<br />                </div></p>
<p>  <div class="questionBarFirst"><br />                    <div class="leftQuestionBar">Yes</div><br />                    <div class="rightQuestionBar">No</div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br /><br />                <div class="questionSubHeadFirst"><br />                    Increasing age<br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes1" name="radioQuestion1" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo1" name="radioQuestion1" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        For men: are you over age 45?<br /><br /></p>
<p>                        For women: are you post-menopausal or over age 55?</p>
<p>                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionSubHead"><br />                    Heredity (Including race)<br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes2" name="radioQuestion2" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo2" name="radioQuestion2" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Does anyone in your immediate family have a history of heart disease or diabetes?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes3" name="radioQuestion3" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo3" name="radioQuestion3" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Are you black American or Latino American?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                          <div class="questionTitle"><br />                    Risk factors you can control<sup>1,2</sup>:<br />                </div></p>
<p> <div class="questionBar"><br />                    <div class="leftQuestionBar">Yes</div><br />                    <div class="rightQuestionBar">No</div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br /></div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes4" name="radioQuestion4" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo4" name="radioQuestion4" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Do you have <b>diabetes</b>?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes5" name="radioQuestion5" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo5" name="radioQuestion5" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Do you <b>smoke</b>?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionSubHead"><br />                    High blood pressure<br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes6" name="radioQuestion6" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo6" name="radioQuestion6" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Is your blood pressure 140/90 mmHg of higher? (normal is below 120/80 mmHg)<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionSubHead"><br />                    High cholesterol<br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes7" name="radioQuestion7" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo7" name="radioQuestion7" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Is your total cholesterol over 200?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionSubHead">Obesity</div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes8" name="radioQuestion8" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo8" name="radioQuestion8" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Are you 30 pounds or more over your <a href="http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/" target="_new">recommended" weight</a>?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        For <b>men</b>: is your waist measurement greater than 40 inches?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        For <b>women</b>: is your waist measurement greater than 35 inches?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionSubHead"><br />                    Inactivity<br />                </div><br />                <div class="questionBlock"><br />                    <div class="radioLeft"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioYes9" name="radioQuestion9" value="1" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="radioRight"><br />                        <input type="radio" id="radioNo9" name="radioQuestion9" value="0" /><br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="question"><br />                        Do you exercise less than three times a week?<br />                    </div><br />                    <div class="clearboth"></div><br />                </div><br />                <div id="buttons"><br />                    <input type="button" id="submit" value="Calculate Score" onclick="javascript:calculateScore();" /> <input type="button" id="print" value="Print Results" onclick="javascript:printPage();" /> <input type="button" id="retake" value="Re-take Quiz" onclick="javascript:retakeQuiz();" /><br />                </div><br />            </div><br />        </form></p>
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American Heart Association. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2007 Update. Available at www.americanheart.org
U.S. Department of Human Services, National Institute for Health & National Heart Lung & Blood Institute. "Your Guide to a Healthy Heart" NIH Publication No; 06-5269, November 2005. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute "The Heart Truth for Women-A Speaker's Guide." NIH Publication No. 06-5208. Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Infographs, "Heart Disease Risk Factor ‘Multiplier Effect:' in Midlife Women." Available at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth. Accessed on September 10, 2007.