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#rs/assignment #rs/class/hea150
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1. For the family history of cardiovascular problems, I answered that no one had problems before the age of 55, which raised my estimated age from 75 to 77. For the next question about blood pressure, I answered that I do not know my blood pressure, since it is something that I get checked at doctors appointments, but I don't check regularly on my own. This lowered the estimated age by two years. For the question about stress, I answered that Stress is a positive influence for me, which increased the expected age to 76. I also answered that I get 30 minutes of walking 4 days a week for exercise which increased it to 78 and that I eat more than 5 portions of fruits and vegetables which increased it to 81. I also wear a seatbelt which increased it to 82 and I haven't had any accidents which increased it to 83. I also don't drink, smoke or use drugs for recreation which increased the estimated age to 87. Finally, I regularly schedule doctors visits, which raised the estimated age to 88 years.
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2. High blood pressure, smoking, physical activity, obesity, stress, substance use, genetics, age and sex are all mentioned in the survey. Out of these, all but genetics, age and sex are controllable.
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3. Overall, I wasn't very surprised by the results of this survey, since I do many things that lower my risk of cardiovascular disease such as exercising and eating healthy. There are many limitations to this website, such as that it mostly focuses on the risk of cardiovascular disease and doesn't have many questions on something else. Even though heart disease is the top cause of death in the United States, there are still many other conditions and scenarios that this survey does not address. There isn't much about cancer risk which is the second highest cause of death, and there are only one or two questions about car accidents which fall into the third highest category. Although this test can give a general risk assessment for cardiovascular disease, there are many other things that impact life expectancy including profession, living conditions, hobbies and much more. |