Part of this difference could also be because of life expectancy, however altering hormonal status over their lifetime may play a par as might variations in gene expression. Deaths due to dementia are larger in women than men (4.5% of deaths vs. 2.0%). Because it’s largely asymptomatic in its earliest stages, greater than 50% of women have stage III or higher cancer by the time they’re recognized, with a consequent poor prognosis. Cardiovascular disease is the main explanation for death (30%) amongst women in the United States, and the main cause of persistent illness amongst them, affecting almost 40% . For instance the incidence of stroke in women under the age of eighty is lower than that in men, however higher in these aged over 80. The danger of heart problems amongst these with diabetes and amongst people who smoke is also higher in women than in men.
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