Living alone is prone to a heart attack

Those who live alone will double their risk of heart attack. That was the conclusion of the doctors at Aarhus Sygehus University Hospital (Denmark). The study was conducted on 138,000 people aged 30 to 69 years.

The older people live alone, the higher the risk of cardiovascular disease, in which the rate of men dying of heart attack is higher than that of women. The group with the least heart attack is those who live in pairs, are highly educated and have stable jobs.

The reason why people who live alone are at high risk of heart attack is unclear, but the team thinks that lifestyle plays a certain role here. Those who live alone tend to smoke, become obese, have high cholesterol, have fewer regular medical visits and receive little support and support from relatives.