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We’ve found out that blood clots kill women more frequently than men. The contraceptive patch kills women by dangerous blood clots. Now, yet another factor that will contribute to our ultimate demise. The travesties of being a woman.
New studies show that women with larger hip circumferences are more apt to suffer a debilitating blood clot, which could ultimately result in an untimely death for many women who aren’t even considered “overweight” by medical standards.
The study, which emerged out of Aarhaus University Hospital located in Denmark, states that yes, there was a major correlation of blood clot injuries and weight in both sexes, but it was more detrimental for women who were suffering the ailment.
Venous thrombosis, if you’re unfamiliar with the medical term, is when a blood clot (usually located in the lower extremities) breaks free of its cocoon and travels upward to the lung whereby it “bursts” and causes pulmonary embolism, most commonly resulting in death.
For many years, medical professionals have linked obesity with VTE and it’s clear as to why: the heavier the individual is, the worse their circulation is going to be, especially in the patient’s lower extremities simply due to the force of gravity. Poor circulation encourages blood clots to form in veins and body parts that aren’t being subjected to enough oxygen and gradually cut some-to-most blood flow off in the patient. As we’re all aware, being the medical scientists that we are, the circulatory system will eventually dislodge the clot and where does it go then? Back through the veins and traveling up through to the heart and lungs, where blood clots are almost rendered impassable.
It’s completely frightening and should empower both men and women alike to get up off of their asses (fat or not) and get some exercise that will serve as a double-edged sword against medical ailments such as obesity, which can lead to other complications that are just as dangerous as VTEs, and a poor bout of circulation which could be common in people like myself who sit on their legs constantly.
I’m freaked to the ultimate.
My aunt’s late husband died of a pulmonary embolism. After the autopsy, it was found that the blood clot that killed him originated in one of his legs. As far as the “obese” or even “overweight” part, I have no ticket in for that raffle, but I am not what you would consider an athlete; quite the contrary. Exercise for me is getting up from my desk to grab something off of the fax or printer. End of story.
Sobering newsflash: although we’re all quite aware that gross weight is a positive contributor to early death, we now have no excuse as a people to help ourselves remain healthy, even if we aren’toverweight. There’s far too many tiny catalysts that insist on popping up every other day or so that is now making us question our own sometimes-careless hands in our own mortalities.
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What exactly is considered “large hips”?
I’m skinny, but my hips and butt are large for my body size. Like, they are way out of proportion with my teeny tiny boobs and small waist. So, am I at a greater risk or what?
Good question: I’m thinking it’s a waist-to-hip ratio thing… like the way the opposite balance is for diabetes?
I know a ratio of 0.7 (waist divided by hips) is considered ideal for both prevention of heart disease and attractiveness in women. Larger hips are also good for fertility and there’s even some evidence that suggests that larger hipped women have more intelligent babies.
I would like to see what sort of numbers they’re talking about too. Are they talking about a 0.7 ratio or something lower? In any case, this is just one issue so even if they say a ratio of 0.6 or whatever is better for preventing venous thrombosis that doesn’t mean we should be trying to slim our hips down necessarily because the 0.7 ratio is still considered better for preventing a host of other medical conditions including arterial thrombosis, heart attack, stroke, infertility, and a number of other diseases commonly associated with obesity.
Considering the nature of blood clots, I think sitting on your ass all day probably increases your risk more than having large hips if you’re active.
“…and a poor bout of circulation which could be common in people like myself who sit on their legs constantly.”
I’m an artist’s model for the art department of my university, so I sit in the same position for about half an hour at a time and my legs often fall asleep to the point where I can’t walk normally for several minutes. Does doing that make it likely for me to have these problems?
I sure hope not, but my great-great-grandmother allegedly had a leg amputated for a combination of sitting with her legs folded underneath her constantly and smoking. However true that may be, I don’t know. Maybe my grandmother was just trying to scare me into sitting properly, but it sure stuck with me!
I imagine it would increase your risk but unless you have other risk factors like smoking, being on the pill, or being overweight it’s probably not going to affect your risk that much. Remember a few years back when there was a big fuss about people dying after flying because they were stuck in the same position and developed blood clots? This is the same thing, anyone who sits in a cramped position for too long is at risk to one extent or another. Half an hour isn’t that big a deal but if an artist asked you to sit still for a couple of hours I’d tell them where to stick their brushes.
Yeah, I learnt that the hard way… I’m only 25, and a freelance graphic designer that spends most of my time sitting at my desk at home. Since I happen to be double jointed, I’ve found that my whole life, I ALWAYS sat with my legs under me, cross-legged, basically, any wrong way to sit. I always assumed I’d have back problems later, and had a kind of “meh” attitude to it all. Like, oh, if my back hurts one day, I’ll stop. But then one day my leg really started to hurt and they found that I had TWO blood clots in my calf. I am completely traumatised and can’t believe I had two chances to have had a pulmonary embolism… I had to be on blood thinners and can no longer be on the pill or take hormones ever again. I will need to be monitored closely when I decide to have children and I have to live with some random pains in my leg (because my veins are screwed up now) :( I’m not overweight but I did smoke occasionaly.
WALK AROUND! Take breaks. Excersise. Often, we think that because we aren’t “overweight”, it’s ok, we don’t “need” to excercise… Take care of your body, it’s the only one you got. Don’t let this happen to you!
God! I knew my Nana was right! Hope all is still working out okay!
yikes, out of curiosity, what did the pain in your leg feel like and how long did it last? Now that you know to be a little careful, It’ll help your chances of the embolisms never happening.