Scientists have found that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a preventive effect on heart disease. People who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day have significantly lower levels of HDL. If you stop smoking, the content will increase. HDL content is the highest in thin people and the lowest in obese people. In men, the content of HDL decreases in their forties, on the contrary, in women, the content of HDL in elderly women is higher than that in elderly men.
Compared with women, men are more likely to suffer from heart disease is correct.