May 19 2007
Cholesterol Control For Women - Get with it!
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A new study was released which showed that women were up to 10% less likely to achieve adequate control of their cholesterol readings than men.
Researchers at the National Committee for Quality Assurance looked at several measures for cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention, treatment and risk factors among patients in 46 different commercial managed care plans and 148 Medicare plans.
Most of the time, women had equal or better outcomes than men. Except for having our cholesterol levels under control. This is important, as elevated cholesterol levels (hyperlipidemia) is a major contributing factor to cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes, hypertension). And heart attacks are the number one killer of both men and women.
So…make sure you see your provider and find out what your numbers are and what you can do to reduce your risk. You can search HealthAgingForWomen for more information on cholesterol. In addition, you’ll find more information here and here.
Stay healthy!
