Cardiometabolic Disorders
Cardiometabolic disorders emerge from interrelated risk factors such as hypertension, elevated fasting blood sugar, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity and elevated triglycerides that put people at increased risk for heart attack and stroke — forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. 2 An estimated 47 million people in the U.S. are living with cardiometabolic disorders, putting them at an increased risk of developing heart disease or type 2 diabetes. 3 The prevalence of cardiometabolic disorders is increasing worldwide for both women and men, primarily due to increasing obesity and obesity-related risk factors. 4 Women-specific risk factors for cardiometabolic disease include pregnancy, gestational diabetes (which occurs during pregnancy), preeclampsia, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and menopause. 5
HEART DISEASE
TYPE 2 DIABETES
2 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-good-is-your-cardiometabolic-health-and-what-is-that-anyway-202208182803 3 https://www.acc.org/Tools-and-Practice-Support/Quality-Programs/CardioMetabolic-Health-Alliance#:~:text=Cardiometabolic%20disorders%20represent%20a%20cluster,abdominal%20 obesity%20and%20elevated%20triglycerides. 4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8017169/ 5 https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/2/1588
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