Gender-related and Age-related Disparities in Prevalence of the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults From 1999-2020: An Analysis of the NHANES Survey

We demonstrate an increasing proportion of women in advanced CKM stages over the last 20 years. Whereas the overrepresentation of younger women in the low-risk stages almost disappeared, elderly women in the last period showed almost the same risk of being in stages with cardiovascular organ damage as elderly men. Our analysis highlights an urgent need of preventive measures especially tailored to women.