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Why is there such a difference in how men’s and women’s LDL cholesterol levels change over the years?

April 26, 2017cholesterol difference LDL levels men women

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Why is there such a difference in how men’s and women’s LDL cholesterol levels change over the years?

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The Health Trends™ Heart Health Report clearly showed a disparity in LDL cholesterol decreases between men and women. The experts who reviewed our work spoke about the concept of a “treatment gap” between men and women for heart disease, which has been widely discussed in the medical literature, and our results may suggest that the problem is continuing.