In Telangana, men outnumber women in cases of heart attacks.

Hyderabad: The blame lies in wrong lifestyle, the stress of maintaining a family or genes: Men, not just in Telangana but in all states of India, are ahead of women in terms of suffering. Heart attack that causes sudden death.

For every woman who suffers a cardiac attack, there are about six men who experience a cardiac episode that puts their lives at risk. According to the Data on Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) – 2022, recently published by the National Criminal Records Office (NCRB), 28,005 men died due to heart attacks in the country in 2022, while 4,402 were women. , ,

There were 9,722 deaths due to myocardial infarction in the age group of 30 to 45 years in the year 2022, of which 8,670 were men and 1,049 were women. Additionally, in the age group of 45 to 60 years, a total of 12,290 persons died due to heart attack, of which 10,854 were men and 1,436 were women.

According to NCRB-2022 data, a total of 282 people died due to sudden cardiac attacks in Telangana: 257 men and 27 women. In the same year, 176 fatal cases of heart attack were reported in Andhra Pradesh, of which 162 were men and 14 were women.

According to an analysis by public health researchers including the Indian Heart Association and cerebrovascular accidents, the main factors making Indians vulnerable to heart diseases include genetic predisposition, metabolic disorders, cardiomyopathy (weak heart muscle). , meat consumption, saturated fat, trans fat and junk food. , high levels of stress and immobility.