{"id":2223,"date":"2016-05-31T08:42:24","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2011-05-31T08:42:24","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T15:42:24","slug":"body-type-blood-clots-l0527","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/body-type-blood-clots-l0527\/","title":{"rendered":"Body type causes increased risk of blood clots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The combination of being tall and overweight comes with several health risks, one of which is blood clots.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

According to\u00a0information put out by the American Heart Association, obesity is a well-known risk factor for clots in deep veins (usually in the legs) and for pulmonary embolism, a clot in blood vessels of the lungs that can result in sudden death or strain on the heart. Together, the two conditions are called venous thromboembolism (VTE).<\/p>\n

Research shows men are more at risk for these health problems compared to women.\u00a0 Check out the stats below:<\/p>\n

Men:<\/strong>
\nCompared with short (5 feet, 7.7 inches or less) and normal-weight men\u00a0the\u00a0risk\u00a0for Venous Thromboembolism\u00a0was:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5.28 times higher in obese and tall men<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.57 times higher in normal-weight and tall men (at least 5 feet, 11.7 inches tall)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.11 times higher in obese and short men<\/p>\n

Women:<\/strong>
\nCompared with short (5 feet, 2.6 inches or less) normal-weight women, the age-adjusted risk of VTE was:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2.77 times higher in obese and tall women<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.83 times higher in obese and short women<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not increased in normal-weight and tall women (more than 5 feet, 6 inches)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cWe believe that we observed the increased risk in tall and normal-weight men, but not women, because most women do not get sufficiently tall,\u201d said Sigrid K. Braekkan, Ph.D., senior study author and a researcher in the Hematological Research Group at the University of Troms\u00f8 in Norway. \u201cThe risk may be present in very tall women, but there were too few to investigate this properly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Physicians should consider people\u2019s height and weight as they assess their overall risk for dangerous clots, researchers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince body height is not easy to modify, the most important thing is to stay slim, especially if you are tall,\u201d Braekkan said.<\/p>\n

In the United States, more than 275,000 people each year are hospitalized with deep vein clots or pulmonary embolism, according to the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The combination of being tall and overweight comes with several health risks, one of which is blood clots.\u00a0 According to\u00a0information put out by the American Heart Association, obesity is a well-known risk factor for clots in deep veins (usually in the legs) and for pulmonary embolism, a clot in blood vessels of the lungs that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t