Die meisten US -Erwachsenen haben ein „Herzalter“ mehrere Jahre älter als ihr chronologisches Alter – manchmal um mehr als ein Jahrzehnt. Und diese Lücke ist bei Männern und unter denen mit niedrigerem Einkommen oder Bildung breiter oder die sich als schwarz oder hispanisch identifizieren

Most U.S. adults have a “heart age” several years older than their chronological age — sometimes by more than a decade. And that gap is wider among men and among those with lower incomes or education or who identify as Black or Hispanic, according to a new study led by Northwestern Medicine.

As part of the study, the Northwestern scientists created a free online tool that calculates a person’s “heart age” based on their risk for cardiovascular disease, using routine health data such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels and whether a person smokes or has diabetes. The study team stressed that the calculator is not a substitute for clinical care and should be used in consultation with a doctor.

Traditionally, heart disease risk has been calculated as a percentage. For example, a health care clinician may tell a patient, “8 out of 100 people with your profile may have a heart event in the next 10 years.” The new calculator, based on the American Heart Association’s PREVENT equations, reframes that risk as an age to make it easier for patients to understand.

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My heart is old, charred and made of tar. My blood sludge barely reach a toe.