Heart disease hits men 10 years earlier than women, study warns: By their mid-30s, many men are already at risk of heart disease |
A new study on over 5,000 US adults aged 18 to 30 years has found that men develop coronary heart disease (CHD) 10 years before women. “Men developed CVD earlier than women, with the greatest difference observed for CHD. Sex differences in CVD risk emerged at age 35, persisted through midlife, and were not attenuated…