Sex Differences in Age-Related Cardiovascular Mortality

: Mikkola TS, Gissler M, Merikukka M, Tuomikoski P, Ylikorkala O

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

: 2013

: PLoS ONE

: PLOS ONE

: ARTN e63347

: 8

: 6

: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063347

Conclusions: Heart disease mortality in men accelerates at a relatively young age, but in women the risk shows a steep increase at approximately 60 years of age. These data emphasize the need to identify and prevent risk factors for CVD, especially in women in their mid-life years.