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Stroke Risk Screening Tools

Multiple factors can increase your risk of stroke. Fortunately, most of the risk factors can be controlled with adjustment to your lifestyle.

Knowing your risk for stroke is the first step toward preventing stroke. For each risk factor below, choose the answer from the column (High Risk, Caution or Low Risk) that most closely matches your profile.

If you chose three or more answers from the High Risk column, please consider starting stroke prevention as soon as possible. Consult your primary care physician or call the TIA Center for more information.

If you chose four or more answers from the Caution column, your risk for stroke is lower but you may want to consider further emphasis on reducing these risk factors.

If at least six to eight of your answers were in the Low Risk column, your lifestyle contributes to minimizing your risk for stroke.

Risk factor	High Risk	Caution	Low Risk
Blood Pressure	More than 140/90 or I don't know	120 - 139 / 80-90	120/80 or less
Heart- History of atrial fibrillation, heart surgery or carotid disease	Yes	Don't know	No
Cholesterol	Total cholesterol more than 240 or LDL more than 130 or I don't know	Total cholesterol more than 200 or LDL more than 100 if you have any other risk factors	Total cholesterol less than 160 and HDL greater than 60 and LDL less than 100
Diabetes	Yes	Borderline - any pattern of elevated blood glucose	No
Smoking	Yes	Nonsmoker, but frequent exposure to second hand smoke	Nonsmoker and little exposure to second hand smoke
Diet/Weight	I know I'm overweight or My waist measures 20 inches or more for men; 35 inches or more for women	I suspect or know that I should weigh less or my waistline should be smaller	My BMI (body mass index) is within normal range; I eat 7 servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grains a day and I balance my calorie intake with exercise output.
Exercise	My job and interests require me to sit a lot and I get little exercise	I exercise, but not regularly or in a focused way	I usually exercise 45 minutes at least four times a week.
An immediate family member had a stroke or heart attack when they were younger than 55 years or I am a man over 45 years or I am a woman over 55 years	Yes	Not sure	No

Risk factor

High Risk

Caution

Low Risk

Blood Pressure

More than 140/90
or
I don't know

120 - 139 / 80-90

120/80 or less

Heart- History of atrial fibrillation, heart surgery or carotid disease

Yes

Don't know

Cholesterol

Total cholesterol
more than 240
or
LDL more than 130
or
I don't know

Total cholesterol more than 200
or
LDL more than 100 if you have any other risk factors

Total cholesterol less than 160
and
HDL greater than 60
and
LDL less than 100

Diabetes

Yes

Borderline - any pattern of elevated blood glucose

Smoking

Yes

Nonsmoker, but frequent exposure to second hand smoke

Nonsmoker and little exposure to second hand smoke

Diet/Weight

I know I'm overweight
or
My waist measures 20 inches or more for men; 35 inches or more for women

I suspect or know that I should weigh less or my waistline should be smaller

My BMI (body mass index) is within normal range; I eat 7 servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grains a day and I balance my calorie intake with exercise output.

Exercise

My job and interests require me to sit a lot and I get little exercise

I exercise, but not regularly or in a focused way

I usually exercise 45 minutes at least four times a week.

An immediate family member had a stroke or heart attack when they were younger than 55 years
or
I am a man over 45 years
or
I am a woman over 55 years

Yes

Not sure

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