Marriage reduces the risk of heart attacks and fatal strokes
Marriage reduces the risk of heart attacks and fatal strokes
A study review showed that married couples may be less likely to develop heart disease or die from heart attacks or strokes than those who live without marriage.
Researchers found data from 34 previous studies involving more than 2 million people. In general, researchers found that divorced, divorced, widowed or unmarried adults were 42 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop artery disease Taji and that compared to married.
Unmarried men were also 43 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 55 percent more likely to die of stroke, the researchers said in the journal Heart.
The research is not an experiment specifically designed to prove whether marriage is beneficial for heart health, but there are many reasons why marriage may be beneficial in terms of prevention, including financial stability and social support, said Mamas Mamas, lead researcher at the University of Kiel.
"It is known, for example, that patients are more likely to take important drugs after a heart attack or stroke if they are married, perhaps because of the pressure of the life partner," he said by e-mail. "Likewise, they are likely to participate in rehabilitation that improves outcomes after strokes or heart attacks," he said.
He added that having a partner or a life partner may also help patients to recognize early symptoms of heart disease or the onset of heart attacks.
However, marriage is not the biggest predictor of heart disease. Known factors such as age, sex, high support pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes account for about 80 percent of the risk of heart disease.
All the studies included in the last research were published between 1963 and 2015, and ranged between 42 and 77 years old and were from Europe, Scandinavia, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
The study found that divorce was associated with a 33 percent increase in deaths from heart disease and an increased risk of stroke death. Men and women who have experienced divorce are 35 percent more likely to develop heart disease than married couples.Marriage reduces the risk of heart attacks and fatal strokes
A study review showed that married couples may be less likely to develop heart disease or die from heart attacks or strokes than those who live without marriage.
Researchers found data from 34 previous studies involving more than 2 million people. In general, researchers found that divorced, divorced, widowed or unmarried adults were 42 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop artery disease Taji and that compared to married.
Unmarried men were also 43 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 55 percent more likely to die of stroke, the researchers said in the journal Heart.
The research is not an experiment specifically designed to prove whether marriage is beneficial for heart health, but there are many reasons why marriage may be beneficial in terms of prevention, including financial stability and social support, said Mamas Mamas, lead researcher at the University of Kiel.
"It is known, for example, that patients are more likely to take important drugs after a heart attack or stroke if they are married, perhaps because of the pressure of the life partner," he said by e-mail. "Likewise, they are likely to participate in rehabilitation that improves outcomes after strokes or heart attacks," he said.
He added that having a partner or a life partner may also help patients to recognize early symptoms of heart disease or the onset of heart attacks.
However, marriage is not the biggest predictor of heart disease. Known factors such as age, sex, high support pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes account for about 80 percent of the risk of heart disease.
All the studies included in the last research were published between 1963 and 2015, and ranged between 42 and 77 years old and were from Europe, Scandinavia, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
The study found that divorce was associated with a 33 percent increase in deaths from heart disease and an increased risk of stroke death. Men and women who have experienced divorce are 35 percent more likely to develop heart disease than married couples.Marriage reduces the risk of heart attacks and fatal strokes
A study review showed that married couples may be less likely to develop heart disease or die from heart attacks or strokes than those who live without marriage.
Researchers found data from 34 previous studies involving more than 2 million people. In general, researchers found that divorced, divorced, widowed or unmarried adults were 42 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 16 percent more likely to develop artery disease Taji and that compared to married.
Unmarried men were also 43 percent more likely to die of heart disease and 55 percent more likely to die of stroke, the researchers said in the journal Heart.
The research is not an experiment specifically designed to prove whether marriage is beneficial for heart health, but there are many reasons why marriage may be beneficial in terms of prevention, including financial stability and social support, said Mamas Mamas, lead researcher at the University of Kiel.
"It is known, for example, that patients are more likely to take important drugs after a heart attack or stroke if they are married, perhaps because of the pressure of the life partner," he said by e-mail. "Likewise, they are likely to participate in rehabilitation that improves outcomes after strokes or heart attacks," he said.
He added that having a partner or a life partner may also help patients to recognize early symptoms of heart disease or the onset of heart attacks.
However, marriage is not the biggest predictor of heart disease. Known factors such as age, sex, high support pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes account for about 80 percent of the risk of heart disease.
All the studies included in the last research were published between 1963 and 2015, and ranged between 42 and 77 years old and were from Europe, Scandinavia, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
The study found that divorce was associated with a 33 percent increase in deaths from heart disease and an increased risk of stroke death. Men and women who have experienced divorce are 35 percent more likely to develop heart disease than married couples.