Researchers analysed data from more than 34,000 adults in their 40s and 50s, who attended a heart disease screening programme.
Middle-aged adults who have three or more "unhealthy traits" are more at risk of having a heart attack, new research has found.
The academics warned that there are a growing number of people with these issues now suffering with "metabolic syndrome", and stacking up problems for later life. The study was presented to the ESC Congress in Amsterdam and saw researchers analyse data from more than 34,000 adults in their 40s and 50s from Sweden who attended a heart disease screening programme in the 1990s,
Among the group, 5,000 were deemed to have metabolic syndrome and their information was compared with 10,000 people without metabolic syndrome. Approximately 32 per cent of people deemed to have metabolic syndrome had a non-fatal heart attack or stroke, compared with 22 per cent of people who did not, corresponding to a 35 per cent greater risk of heart attack and stroke among those with metabolic syndrome.
Top Health Stories Today "In our study, middle-aged adults with metabolic syndrome had a heart attack or stroke 2.3 years earlier than those without the collection of unhealthy traits. Blood pressure was the riskiest component, particularly for women in their 40s, highlighting the value of keeping it under control."
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