Heart Age Calculator
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Heart age turns cardiovascular risk into an age. If a 50-year-old smoker with high blood pressure has the same risk as a healthy 64-year-old, their heart age is 64. The calculator uses the Framingham general CVD equation (D’Agostino, 2008).
| Heart age | 57 years |
| Actual age | 55 |
| Difference | +2 years |
| 10-year cardiovascular risk | 11% |
| If you changed one thing | |
| Systolic BP 120 | heart age 55 |
| Total cholesterol 180 | heart age 53 |
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- Your 10-year cardiovascular risk from the Framingham (2008) equation: 11.02%.
- Heart age is the age of a person with the same risk but optimal-normal risk factors: total cholesterol 180 mg/dL, HDL 45 mg/dL, systolic BP 125 mmHg untreated, no smoking, no diabetes.
- Searching ages for that risk gives 56.7 years.
How heart age is calculated
First the 10-year risk is computed from your values. Then the calculator searches for the age at which a person with optimal-normal factors (total cholesterol 180 mg/dL, HDL 45, systolic pressure 125 untreated, no smoking, no diabetes) has exactly that risk. That age is your heart age.
Why use heart age?
Studies have found that people understand “your heart is 10 years older than you” more readily than “your risk is 14%,” and it can motivate changes such as quitting smoking.
What lowers heart age
- Stopping smoking (often the biggest single change).
- Lowering systolic blood pressure.
- Lowering total cholesterol and raising HDL through diet, activity and, if prescribed, medicine.
Heart Age Calculator quiz: 10 questions
Test yourself with 10 multiple-choice questions. Choose an answer and press Submit to see if you are right and why. Your score appears at the end.
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Frequently asked questions
Is heart age accurate?
It is an estimate based on population data, useful for explaining risk, not a medical test.
What is a normal heart age?
Equal to or below your actual age.
Which values do I need?
Age, sex, total and HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, blood pressure treatment, smoking and diabetes status.
Why are ages limited to 30 to 74?
That is the range in which the Framingham equation was built.
What should I do with my result?
Share it with your doctor, especially if your heart age is well above your real age.
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