Men’s mid-30s risk rise prompts call for earlier heart-health checks
A long-running CARDIA study tracking more than 5,100 adults from young adulthood to 2020 finds men’s cardiovascular disease risk begins to diverge from women around age 35, with coronary heart disease developing earlier in men and the gap persisting despite similar traditional risk factors. The study suggests starting prevention and screening earlier in adulthood, potentially using tools like the AHA PREVENT equations that begin at age 30, while noting preventive care uptake remains lower for men aged 18–44.
