New research: Hot weather, men of this age are most susceptible to danger
A new study has found that men over the age of 60 are more likely to have serious heart diseases, if temperature The night is hotter, according to the Indian daily Times Of India.
Scientists studied data from the UK Office for National Statistics on nearly 40,000 deaths from heart-related diseases in June and July each year in England and Wales, because of the hot The most severe in these regions usually occurs in the above months.
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| Severe heat waves in summer can cause unusually high nighttime temperatures Shutterstock |
The study was conducted over a period of 15 years, following adults aged 60-64 and 65-69 years old.
The results, published in the British medical journal BMJ, found that in the hot summer, an abnormal increase in nighttime temperature by 1°C increases the risk of death from disease by 3.1%. Heart in men aged 60-64 years, according to Times Of India.
The middle-aged to elderly population is more susceptible to intravascular volume depletion when exposed to heat, resulting in hypotension, thrombocytosis, and hyperlipidemia. In particular, sedentary habits, insufficient sleep aggravate these conditions.
Men are more vulnerable than women to cardiovascular events when exposed to unusually high temperatures during the summer, the researchers said.
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In the hot summer, an abnormal increase in nighttime temperature of 1°C will increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 3.1% in men aged 60-64 years. illustrator: Shutterstock |
According to the report of WHOnearly 18 million people die from cardiovascular disease and this number accounts for 32% of all deaths.
Cardiovascular diseases include coronary heart diseasecerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease and other diseases.
About a third of deaths from cardiovascular disease occur prematurely in people under the age of 70.
While elevated blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, elevated blood lipids, and being overweight and obese are major risk factors for the disease, smoking, alcohol abuse, and high salt intake are contributing factors to the increased risk associated with the disease. related to cardiovascular disease, according to Times Of India.
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