American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Middle-aged men had fewer preventive visits in Brazilian cohort
Ten-year overall survival was 74% in men versus 84% in women in a retrospective cohort of 430,374 adults.Ten-year overall survival was 74% in men versus 84% in women in a retrospective cohort of 430,374 adults.
Cohort · 153,483 peoplePopulations
Who was studied153,483 adults aged 40–65 years, mean 10.2 years, against women of the same age
What changedMen aged 40–65 had 20.0% fewer preventive visits than women of the same age over 10 years
The catchUnderlying health differences could account for links between fewer preventive visits and later outcomes