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The lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease at age 40 is 2 in 3 for men and less than 1 in 2 for women.
Roger V, Go A, Lloyd-Jones D, Benjamin E, et al. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics–2012 Update. Circ. 2012; 125(1): e2-e220. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/125/1/e2