The Claim

Each 10 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure is associated with a 25% higher risk of cardiovascular disease in women and a 15% higher risk in men, with women experiencing a 10% greater relative increase in risk after adjusting for age and baseline blood pressure, indicating sex-specific differences in the relationship between systolic blood pressure and cardiovascular disease development in the U.S. population.

Source: Assessing Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality per Increment in Systolic Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Studies in the United States

What the research says

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In plain English

For every 10 mmHg rise in systolic blood pressure, women have a 25% higher risk of cardiovascular disease and men have a 15% higher risk, with women showing a 10% greater increase in risk compared to men after accounting for age and initial blood pressure levels.

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Each 10 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure is associated with a 25% higher risk of cardiovascular disease in women and a 15% higher risk in men, with women experiencing a 10% greater relative increase in risk after adjusting for age and baseline blood pressure, suggesting sex-specific differences in how blood pressure impacts cardiovascular disease development in the U.S. population.

Why this might work

In women, higher blood pressure causes arteries to stiffen more and the inner lining of blood vessels to break down faster than in men, leading to more damage in the heart and blood vessels over time.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Assessing Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality per Increment in Systolic Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Studies in the United States

    For every 10-point rise in blood pressure, women’s risk of heart disease goes up 25%, while men’s goes up 15% — and after accounting for age and starting blood pressure, women’s risk increases about 10% more than men’s. The study confirms this exactly.

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