variation in health status

• sociocultural factors between males and females

  access to healthcare- stereo types around males seeking help for medical issues still exist.

  • puts them at higher risk of chronic conditions coz less likely to seek help

  UNEMPLOYMENT-males are seen as the providers for their families, suffer more from being unemployed

  • more likely to suffer from phycological distress and mental health conditions

  SES- females tend to have a lower income than males
• environmental factors between males and females

  work environment- males are more likely to be employed in high risk jobsp
• biological factors between males and females

  genetics

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  males are more likely to store fat around their abdomen putting higher strain on their organs increase risk of CVD
• blood pressure

  males have higher blood pressure than females

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  higher rates of CVD, diabetes, kidney disease
• body weight 


  males more likely to be overweight than females

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  higher rate of CVD and diabetes
• impaired glucose regulation

  males more likely to experience impaired glucose regulations than females.

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  males at a higher risk of diabetes
• risk factors 


  smoking

  alcohol

  high bmi

  dietary risks