John completed his Self-Assessment Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor Analysis and his score placed him in the "Moderate" risk category. What does this mean for John?
a. John is in good cardiovascular health and has no need to improve it
b. John can definitely improve his lifestyle to lower his risk for heart disease.
c. John is very likely to develop heart disease within the next few years.
d. John needs to immediately begin a personal risk-reduction program.
e. John is at a very low risk for developing heart disease, based on gender.
b
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