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Take the Blood Pressure Quiz

Do you know your risk factors for high blood pressure? You can’t do anything about some risk factors. But other risk factors can be changed. Learn about the risk factors for high blood pressure by taking this quiz.

1. How often should you have your blood pressure checked?
2. Which of these factors can affect blood pressure?
3. What is a symptom of high blood pressure?
4. Which of these can increase your risk of hypertension?
5. At what point is blood pressure considered hypertensive?
6. Hypertension is the main cause of which of these?
7. Which of these contribute to hypertension?
8. In which age group does the risk of hypertension jump dramatically?
9. Why does reducing salt intake help prevent hypertension in some people?
10. What can you do to control high blood pressure?
Publication Source: Vitality magazine/January 1997
Author: Floria, Barbara
Online Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/hbp/whathbp.htm
Online Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html
Online Source: MedlinePlus: High Blood Pressure http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure.html
Online Editor: Rademaekers, Ed
Online Editor: Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer: Foster, Sara RN MPH
Online Medical Reviewer: Gelfand, Eli MD, FACC
Online Medical Reviewer: Reviewed by the StayWell Clinical Content Team
Date Last Reviewed: 2/15/2010
Date Last Modified: 4/28/2010