A new study supported by the Heart-Lung Foundation reveals that obesity has surpassed smoking as the leading risk factor for heart attacks among Swedish adults aged 18-59. The research, involving over 44,000 participants, highlights that while men are more prone to heart attacks, women face more risk factors and have poorer post-heart attack prognoses.
Obesity Overtakes Smoking as Leading Heart Attack Risk Factor in Sweden
Obesity Overtakes Smoking as Leading Heart Attack Risk Factor in Sweden
Obesity, or obesity, has become the most common risk factor for adults experiencing heart attacks, according to a new registry study supported by the Heart-Lung Foundation.
Previously, smoking was the largest risk factor among adults aged 18-59 suffering from heart attacks in Sweden, but the new study shows that obesity now ranks first.
The study, which followed over 44,000 individuals after they experienced a heart attack, also reveals that although men are at a higher risk of heart attacks, women have more risk factors than men and also face a poorer prognosis after a heart attack.
Three out of four young adults who suffer from a heart attack had at least one known risk factor, most commonly high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, or obesity, with a BMI over 30.