Blood pressure testing
- You're older - more than 50% of people over the age of 60 have high blood pressure
- You have a family history of high blood pressure or heart disease
- You're overweight and don't do much exercise
- You're of Asian or African-Caribbean descent
- You drink more than 2-3 units of alcohol a day for women, or 3-4 units for men
- Your diet includes a lot of salt - processed foods are often high in salt
- You don't eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day
- Those under 16
- Pregnant women
- Those who have had a mastectomy
- Those who have had their lymph glands removed
- Those who have fistulas