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Single and unhappily married men could have greater stroke risk

Men could be at a greater risk of suffering from stroke if they are single or unhappily married, a study has revealed.

Presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010, the results are based on research carried out in 1963.

Over 10,000 civil servant and municipal workers took part in the study, with all the men tracked until 1997.

Even after taking into account conditions including obesity, smoking habits and age at death, it was determined that single men had a 64 per cent greater risk of suffering a fatal stroke than those who were married.

Meanwhile, there was also a 64 per cent increased risk of those who reported dissatisfaction with their marriage being hit by stroke then those enjoying a successful marriage.

Uri Goldbourt, a professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel and author of the study, said: 'I had not expected that unsuccessful marriage would be of this statistical importance.'

It is estimated that 150,000 people suffer a stroke in the UK each year, with an individual experiencing a brain attack every five minutes, according to the Stroke Association.

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