Diabetic women ‘at increased heart attack risk’
Women under 65 with diabetes are more likely to have fatal heart attacks than their male counterparts of the same age, according to new research.
Dr. Anna Norhammar and associates noted that the advantage of less heart-related events which is normally associated with females is negated by diabetes, reports Reuters.
In a study of 25,555 patients younger than age of 65 treated for heart attack between 1995 and 2002, diabetic women were found to have a 34 per cent increased risk of dying, compared with diabetic men.
Furthermore, the female group had a higher incidence of high blood pressure and were more likely to be smokers.
"The present observation makes further study of the impact of improved risk factor management in this particular group of relatively young, easily identifiable, high-risk patients important," the researchers said.
Elsewhere, Norfolk county council recently announced changes to improve care for diabetes sufferers in the region.
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