Sex differences in associations of comorbidities with incident cardiovascular disease: focus on absolute risk.
Just DronkersLaura M G MeemsDirk J van VeldhuisenSven MeyerLyanne M KienekerRon T GansevoortStephan J L BakkerMichiel RienstraRudolf A de BoerNavin SuthaharPublished in: European heart journal open (2022)
Increase in absolute risk of developing CVD is higher in hypertensive men than in hypertensive women, but no substantial sex-related differences were observed among individuals with obesity, type-2 diabetes and AF. On a relative risk scale, comorbidities, in general, confer a higher CVD risk in women than in men.