The New York City Health Departments wants to help NYCers get ‘CLUED IN’ about their risk for heart disease by using the Heart Age Calculator to determine your heart age.

The Heart Age Calculator asks eight questions including height, weight, blood pressure and whether you smoke, to come up with the result. Users  learn their heart age compared to their actual age.

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Health officials say the average New Yorker has a heart age nearly six years older than their actual age, which puts them at a higher risk for heart disease and stroke.

“New Yorkers are famously young at heart, but heart disease and stroke remain leading causes of death in New York City,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. “Using the Heart Age Calculator is a simple, easy first step that lets New Yorkers check on their heart age and takes steps toward heart health.”

The Health Department said residents of the Bronx had a heart age 7.2 years older than their actual age, compared to residents of Staten Island (6.9 years), Queens (6.0 years), Brooklyn (5.9 years), and Manhattan (3.8 years).

But not everyone is happy with their results judging by the comments posted on Facebook. Many people are outraged over the lack of questions about exercise routines and diets to determine the results.

The Heart Age Calculator also provides resources for managing factors that increase heart disease and stroke risk, such as high blood pressure, overweight and obesity, diabetes, and smoking. It is designed for people ages 30 to 74 who do not have a history of cardiovascular disease.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. with 1 in 4 deaths caused by heart disease each year. 

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