{"id":20355,"date":"2025-03-18T20:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=20355"},"modified":"2025-03-18T20:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T20:07:39","slug":"new-study-shows-women-face-higher-heart-health-risks-due-to-lifestyle-factors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/new-study-shows-women-face-higher-heart-health-risks-due-to-lifestyle-factors\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Women Face Higher Heart Health Risks Due to Lifestyle Factors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A landmark study shows that lifestyle and health factors have a greater impact on heart disease risk in women compared to men, suggesting the need for sex-specific screening approaches to more accurately assess cardiovascular risk.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women experience a higher increase in heart disease risk from lifestyle and health factors than men, according to a recent study to be presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/accscientificsession.acc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American College of Cardiology\u2019s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25)<\/a>. This groundbreaking research signals that sex-specific screening or risk assessment methods could yield more accurate cardiovascular risk evaluations and inspire heart-healthy behavior changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;For the same level of health, our study shows that the increase in risk [related to each factor] is higher in women than in men \u2014 it\u2019s not one-size-fits-all,&#8221; lead author Maneesh Sud, a clinician scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, said in a news release. &#8220;This is novel and something that hasn\u2019t been seen in other studies.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study examined eight risk factors linked to heart disease: diet, sleep, physical activity, smoking, body mass index, blood glucose, lipids and blood pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers reported that while women generally exhibited better health than men, those with adverse risk factors faced a significantly higher chance of cardiovascular events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We found that women tend to have better health than men, but the impact on outcomes is different,&#8221; Sud added. &#8220;The combination of these factors has a bigger impact in women than it does in men.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The researchers analyzed data from over 175,000 Canadian adults enrolled in the Ontario Health Study between 2009 and 2017. Participants\u2019 health was classified as ideal, intermediate or poor based on the eight risk factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a median follow-up period of just over 11 years, the study tracked the incidence of seven heart disease outcomes, including heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significant gender differences emerged: 9.1% of women were categorized as having ideal health compared to 4.8% of men, and women were less likely to fall into the poor health category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the study revealed that women with poor health had nearly five times the risk of heart disease compared to women with ideal health. In contrast, men with poor health had 2.5 times the risk compared to those with ideal health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results suggest that existing heart disease risk models might need adjustment to more accurately reflect sex-specific risks. Further research is planned to understand the biological and sociocultural factors affecting these outcomes and to evaluate the differences among various racial and ethnic groups and women before and after menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sud will present the study, &#8220;Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Health Status and Long-Term Outcomes in a Primary Prevention Cohort,&#8221; at ACC.25 in Chicago on March 29, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acc.org\/About-ACC\/Press-Releases\/2025\/03\/17\/15\/35\/Lifestyle-Risks-Weigh-Heavier-on-Womens-Hearts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American College of Cardiology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women experience a higher increase in heart disease risk from lifestyle and health factors than men, according to a recent study to be presented at the American College of Cardiology\u2019s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). 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