US (Washington Insider Magazine) —Furthermore, the death rate caused by cardiac arrest is related to obesity and is higher among the Afro-American population in comparison with other ethnic groups.
A recent investigation published in the Journal of the American Heart Association revealed a worrying trend in the United States: the number of adults in the country who died of cardiac arrest with obesity as a contributory factor tripled between 1999 and 2020.
The study, which analyzed the certificates of defunción of a data base maintained by the Centers for Control and Prevention of Enfermedades (CDC), revealed an increase in death due to cardiac arrests related to obesity.
A lo largo de dos decades, hubo la darkosa cifra de 281,135 muertes atribuidas a esta causa. The most worrying aspect is that the mortality rate is tripled, from 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people to a worrying figure of 6.6 deaths per 100,000.
Deaths caused by cardiac arrest related to obesity in the USA
This increase in deaths related to obesity contrasts markedly with a general decrease in cases of 18 years due to the fact that their deaths were related to locked-in cardiac arrests during the mismo period.
The investigation also revealed the disparities that remained between different demographic groups. The death rate caused by cardiac arrest is related to obesity and is higher among the Afro-American population in comparison with other ethnic groups.
Moreover, if the dead are more common among men than among women, black women have a higher mortality rate than black men.
The obesity epidemic
Obesity is an important risk factor for the locked-up cards and a significant lack of health in the United States, según el studio. Currently, it affects approximately 115 million people, representing 42 adults and 20 children, who report to the CDC.
Furthermore, the studio indicates that the percentage of obese adults has increased by 10 years only in the last decade.
How obesity affects heart health
The medical experts are able to say that much of the wound between obesity and cardiac arrest is possible. Obesity can contribute to heart problems in a variety of ways:
Increase in arterial pressure: moderate obesity leads to elevated levels of arterial pressure.
Altered cholesterol levels: Can cause an increase in low cholesterol levels (LDL) and a decrease in healthy cholesterol levels (HDL).
Diabetes Risk: Obesity increases the chances of relieving diabetes, an important factor in heart disease risk.
Arterial accumulation: Fatty material accumulates in the arteries, stretching and restricting blood flow.
The investigators observed that the enclosed cardiac isquémica (estrechas arteries) and the high arterial pressure caused the most common causes of death related to cardiac afecciones related to the long-term obesity that we examined.
Although the obesity epidemic continues to affect the country, addressing this problem is always more critical to reduce the number of deaths related to cardiac arrests.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
