People with active sex lives are likely less risk of dying after a heart attack, a new study has revealed.
Researchers from University College London have revealed that heart attack survivors who have an active sex life are less likely than celibate counterparts to die in the decades following a first heart attack.
In the study, researchers followed the fates of 1,120 men and women, who were 65 years old or younger at the time of their first heart attack, for up to 22 years. During the study period, 524 people died.
Compared to people who reported not having sex at all during the year before their heart attack, those who had sex more than once a week were 27% less likely to die during the study period, while those who had sex weekly were 12% less likely to die and people who had some sex – but not often – were 8% less likely to die.
(Agencies)
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