1. If you feel fine, your blood pressure must be OK.

• True

• False

2. Only older adults need to worry about high blood pressure.

• True

• False

3. High blood pressure develops only in people who are tense and stressed.

• True

• False

4. The specific cause of high blood pressure is usually unknown.

• True

• False

5. Not adding salt to your food limits your sodium intake enough to control your blood pressure.

• True

• False

6. If your blood pressure tends to be high in the doctor's office but fine when you check it at home, there's no need to be concerned.

• True

• False

7. For most people, a blood pressure check every five years is adequate.

• True

• False

8. Blacks are more likely to develop high blood pressure than are whites, Hispanics or Asians.

• True

• False

9. If your parents have high blood pressure, you're bound to get it, too.

• True

• False

10. If your blood pressure is below 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), you're in the clear.

• True

• False