Danger Ahead
Risk of sudden cardiac death going forward: Men 1 in 8; Women 1 in 24.
Source: Lloyd-Jones D, et al “Lifetime risk for sudden cardiac death at selected index ages and by risk factor strata and race: Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project” AHA 2009; Abstract 969.
Maybe I should go back and read the blog post about how drinking reduces the risk of heart disease in men. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/17095
Clearly, Nature favors women. But that makes sense. We carry the children, raise the families, take care of the men, make the most important decisions, etc.
Looks risky to be a male. But now that I think about it, it’s not all that safe to be a female.
Bruce, “risky” is an understatement. The future looks very, very bleak.
One in eight chance of dropping dead sounds fairly dreadful.