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[Racing roadkill]

Heart age?

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-health-check/check-your-heart-age-tool/

Mine’s 39, which is nice, as I’m 44 years old

 

[Drago]

49. Which is about right, as I'm 49.

Disappointed to see the results still trot our a load of pap about BMI. I'm heavy because I'm a student of the steel, not because I've a 10 a day pie habit.

 

[Profpointy]

A bit rubbish to be honest. I don't know my blood pressure or cholesterol, but if i select the "what happens if I lower" either of them my heart age increases. Still much same as my age.

Most of the questions are "are you already ill" appart from are you fatand do you smoke

 

[swee'pea99]

Came out older than my real age - I went 'back' to see what could have accounted for this, since I ticked 'no' for all the bad stuff and have a low BMI. The only thing I could see that could possibly account for it is that I put 'don't know' for my cholesterol and blood pressure - so I was then badgered about doing something about my cholesterol and blood pressure.

Ok, here's what I don't get. Because I said 'don't know', the survey said it would use 'average' figures. So, my score is 'better than average' for almost everything (no 'bad stuff', BMI excellent); they've added on two 'average' guesstimates, and I've ended up significantly worse than average. I don't know much about heart health, but I have a vague understanding of how numbers work, and I struggle to see how that makes sense.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Hmmph - my cholesterol is too high. But I knew that

 

[Electric_Andy]

Mine's 38 and I'm 37. Not sure it's a good indicator though, it asks nothing about diet and activity level

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Mine gives a heart age 8 years above actual. Why aren't there questions about how active you are, or how much alcohol you consume?

I had blood tests and an ECG yesterday as a result of recently discovering that I have high blood pressure so I'll try it again once I know my cholesterol. I've been testing my BP daily for the past few weeks so I know that's still a wee bit high although it's coming down.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Mine's 38 and I'm 37. Not sure it's a good indicator though, it asks nothing about diet and activity level

That’s probably taken account of by B.P. cholesterol and BMI. If those are out by a margin, chances are your diet and activity levels are the cause.

 

[wormo]

Actual 52 v 54. wont change my current regime too much

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Weight
Your BMI is 30.3 Obese
People with an obese BMI (30 or higher) are at a far greater risk of serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Weight
Your BMI is 30.3 Obese
People with an obese BMI (30 or higher) are at a far greater risk of serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.

Yep. There’s a height to waist size ratio measurement that is a better fit for athletes with lots of muscle bulk, but most people who find they fit on the ‘obese’ range of the BMI measurement are ‘obese’ on that as well.

 

[AndyRM]

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Plea for meaningful thread titles...

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[Deleted member 26715]

Denied

 

[numbnuts]

"Are you still here"

 

[Dayvo]

61 - which is three your more than my actual age.

But I don't know my blood pressure, nor my cholesterol level, which had I known would most certainly have given me a lower age.