The Healthy Heart Score now reflects your health risk more accurately and, since it indicates progressive damage that might be induced by unacceptable values, it encourages prevention and action. If such unacceptable values continue, it can result in progressive damage that can increase your risk of suffering adverse health consequences.
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- How long is the in-person health assessment valid for?
- Can I do single health assessment measurements at the health professional?
- Why was body fat percentage added as a metric?
- Why is my blood pressure tested in the health assessment?
- Why do you test my total cholesterol?
- Why does cholesterol form part of the Healthy Heart Score?
- Why is glucose assessed?
- Will my HbA1c result be used?
- What does each variable’s category mean in a health assessment?
- Can a person that exercises regularly still have unacceptable health assessment results?