New UK report highlights risk posed by high heart ages

A new report has indicated that many people in the UK are experiencing an elevated risk of heart attack or stroke due to a high heart age.

Public Health England data has suggested that a significant proportion of British men are living unhealthy lifestyles that places them at greater danger of heart problems, despite the fact that many of these conditions are preventable.

The organisation has analysed 1.2 million results from its online Heart Age Test, which allows users to input physical and lifestyle-related information for an immediate estimation of their heart age. Of these, 12 percent had a heart age at least ten years older than them.

The figures indicate that 64 percent of people in this category are male, with one in ten men aged 50 having a heart age ten years older than their actual age. This aligns with the fact that heart disease remains the single biggest killer among men in the UK.

As such, the government is calling for more people to take the Heart Age Test and then make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of ill health.

Associate professor Jamie Waterall, lead for cardiovascular disease prevention at Public Health England, said: "We should all aim for our heart age to be the same as our real age – addressing our risk of heart disease and stroke should not be left until we are older."

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