CThis may be one more argument to encourage women to do more physical activity (PA). They in the get significantly greater benefits from their heart health than men, according to a study published on October 27 in Nature Cardiovascular Research.
This news seems all the more encouraging considering that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, and, on a global scale, the gap between the sexes in PA practice is stark. One-third of women (33.8%) did not achieve the World Health Organization’s recommended level of PA (at least one hundred and fifty minutes of moderate intensity per week), compared with 28.7% of men.
The situation is even more worrying in France, where only 53% of women aged 18 to 74 are moderately active (compared to 71% of men), according to data from the Esteban study, which was carried out in 2014-2016 but still serves as a benchmark.
To investigate possible differences in the effects of PA based on gender, Jiajin Chen (Xiamen University, China) and colleagues objectively measured the physical activity of UK Biobank cohort participants with an accelerometer for one week. The incidence of damage to the coronary arteries – the blood vessels of the heart – was studied in 80,000 people, who were on average 61 years old, and had no history of heart disease.
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