Overview
- Dr Luke Powles of Bupa Health Clinics recommends tracking five markers: blood pressure, weight, heart health/QRisk3, cholesterol, and diabetes risk/QDiabetes.
- The OnePoll survey, commissioned by Bupa, found only 35% know a normal blood pressure for them, 7% know their heart health score, and 12% know their typical maximum heart rate.
- Basic personal details are often unknown, with 29% unable to state their weight, 51% unable to list current prescriptions, and 59% unaware of their blood type.
- Preventive testing remains limited, as just 50% report a proactive blood pressure check and 29% have had a cholesterol test.
- Unprompted health checks uncovered previously unknown issues for 30% of those tested, including anaemia, diabetes, high cholesterol, and cancer, while 23% report frequent health anxiety and Gen Z often turn to online self-diagnosis (38%) more than GP visits (25%).