
What is scary is that even among younger women, chronic conditions are prevalent. And that certainly has an impact on later life.
- One in 10 women (18 to 44 years) say they have been diagnosed with arthritis (9 percent), hypertension (11 percent), or high cholesterol (9 percent).
æ - By the time women reach their middle years (45 to 64 years), those rates tripled to 39 percent, 36 percent, and 34 percent respectively.
æ - Most women (83 percent) report that they have at least one healthcare provider that they see on a regular basis.
æ - This increases with age–from 77 percent of women ages 18 to 44 to 90 percent of women 45 to 64.
Two things:
- It is never too late to start taking care of yourself.
- You must set a good example for your daughters and granddaughters so they develop healthy habits early in life.