Long-term study shows how neighborhood conditions shape women's heart health Download PDF Copy

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260717/Long-term-study-shows-how-neighborhood-conditions-shape-womens-heart-health.aspx Women who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods face worse heart health and experience faster decline as they approach menopause, according to a long-term study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Researchers followed 1,200 women in eastern Massachusetts for more than 20 years, from pregnancy into midlife. The study, published in Circulation: Population Health and Outcomes, measured heart health at five time points using a score based on eight health and lifestyle factors, including blood pressure, cholesterol, sleep, diet, and physical activity.