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Are you at risk for stroke? A quiz for women

True or False?

1. Women of all ages face the same risk.
 True
False

2. A family history of stroke puts you at greater risk.
True
False

3. Blood pressure has nothing to do with stroke.
True
False

4. Smoking increases your risk.
True
False

5. Working out helps lower stroke risk by strengthening the heart.
True
False

6. Being overweight increases your risk of stroke.
True
False

7. People of all ethnic groups face the same stroke risk.
True
False

8. Cholesterol narrows the arteries, increasing the risk of stroke.
True
False

9. Birth control pills and pregnancy have nothing to do with stroke risk.
True
False

10. Heart attacks don’t count as stroke warning signs.
True
False

11. If you have one stroke, you can’t have another.
True
False

12. Diseases that affect circulation, such as diabetes and sickle-cell anemia, increase stroke risk.
True
False

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