Dear Chaman,

Your heart's age is 36.

Your real age is 32

This means that your hearts age is more than your real age. Dont worry. Very often, we can lower our hearts age by making small but important changes in our lifestyle along with periodic consultation with doctors.

Personal information
1. Personal information Gender: Male City: Chennai Waist Size: 32 inches Height: 170.18 cm Weight: 69 kg BMI: 23.82 Based on your Body Mass Index (BMI), you are Normal

Less than 18.4 Between 18.5 & 24.9 Between 25 & 29.9 More than 30 2. Smoking Habit

Underweight Normal weight Overweight Obese

You do not smoke. This is good because smoking can affect your hearts health adversely and can increase your hearts age. The nicotine and carbon monoxide present in tobacco smoke damage the heart and blood vessels. 3. Diabetes You do not have diabetes. This is good because diabetes is characterized by increased urinary and blood glucose levels due to inability to produce/use insulin. Diabetes can lead to an increase in your cholesterol levels, thereby increasing your risk of heart disease and impacting your hearts age.

Health Details
4. Blood Pressure Your systolic blood pressure: 120 mmHg Your diastolic blood pressure: 80 mmHg Your blood pressure indicates that you have Normal Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Normal Mild hypertension Moderate hypertension Severe hypertension

Systolic* 85-140 140-160 140-160 160-200

Diastolic* 60-90 90-105 105-115 115-125

* values in mmHg High blood pressure is a strong risk factor for heart and blood vessel damage and has an adverse effect on your heart age. Normal blood pressure is 120/80, i.e. 120 Systolic and 80 diastolic. 5. Total Cholesterol and HDL levels Your Total Cholesterol: 230 mg/dl Your HDL level: 36 mg/dl Your Total Cholesterol and HDL levels indicates that your condition is Borderline

Condition Desirable Borderline High risk

Total Cholesterol* 150-200 200-240 240-400

HDL levels* 150-200 35-49 25-35

* values in mmHg High blood pressure is a strong risk factor for heart and blood vessel damage and has an adverse effect on your heart age. Normal blood pressure is 120/80, i.e. 120 Systolic and 80 diastolic.

Lifestyle
How often do you eat fried or fat rich foods like cream, processed cheese, ghee, butter, cakes,chocolates, etc.? Your consumption Two to three times per week: Not acceptable Acceptable: Less than once a week Consumption of fried foods and fat rich foods at this level will not only increase the total calorie intake but also the saturated fat intake. For every 10 g/day higher saturated fat intake (from dairy fats, red meat, chocolates etc), there is an increased risk of atherosclerosis. People who consume more saturated fat have a higher waisttohip ratio and body mass index. Always try to minimize the consumption of such foods to less than 7% of total calories. How many servings of vegetables (including green leafy vegetables) and salads do you eat in a day? (1 Serving = 150ml cup) Your consumption 01 Insufficient Recommended: 5 or more Consumption of such small servings of vegetables will not provide the required amounts of vitamins, minerals, or fibre that are required to impact your cholesterol levels. Insufficient vegetable intake would indirectly lead to less satiety and over consumption of food leading to excess body weight. The cardiac benefits of vegetable consumption increases proportionately with the number of servings consumed. For maximum cardio protective effect, increase the quantity of vegetables consumed ensuring that there is consumption of at least one serving each of vegetable salad and green leafy vegetable every day. How many servings of whole grains like wheat, maize, museli, oats, chana, rajma, moong, etc do you eat everyday? Your consumption 0 2 : Insufficient Recommended level is 6 or more Consumption of wholegrain at this level offers minimal protection from coronary heart diseases. This would mean there would be a maximum consumption of refined processed cereals which are devoid of bran and germ. The glycemic index and glycemic load of such diets would also be high leading to overweight, high waist circumference, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Include a variety of grains like oats, maize, jowar, bajra and grams like chana, rajma, moth, moong and lobia. Increase the number and type of wholegrain consumption as fibre from wholegrain is more effective in lessening the progression compared to fiber from fruits and vegetables. In a typical week, how often have you done any physical activity like brisk walking, jogging, swimming or working out in a gym for at least 15 minutes on each occasion? Your response 0 3 : Inadequate ( i.e. 0 45 min per week is inadequate) A sedentary lifestyle is associated with twice the risk of developing coronary artery diseases. To promote and maintain cardiac health, you need moderate intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 30 minutes on five days a week or vigorous intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 minutes on three days a week.

How many times in the last 7 days have you felt drained and with inadequate energy at the end of a work day? Your response 0