- Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.
- Women are at an increased risk for certain types of cardiovascular disease compared to men.
- Researchers from Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital have found that women with irregular menstrual cycles are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Cardiovascular disease is the
Cardiovascular disease is also, more specifically, the leading cause of death
A study earlier this year found that women are twice as likely to die from a heart attack than men. And a study published in 2022 found women are at a
Now, researchers from Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital in Guangdong, China, say that women with irregular menstrual cycles are also at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
This study was recently published in the
In this study, Dr. Huijie Zhang, chief physician and professor in the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Southern Medical University Nanfang Hospital, and her team analyzed data from more than 58,000 women from the U.K. Biobank.
Study participants had an average age of 46 years, no prior medical history of cardiovascular disease, and had self-reported menstrual cycle length information at the start of the study period.
During a median follow-up period of 12 years, researchers noted more than 1,600 cardiovascular events among the study participants.
Upon further analysis, the scientists found that participants with menstrual cycles of less than 21 days or longer than 35 days had a 19% higher risk of heart disease compared to women with regular menstrual cycles.
Participants with…
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