Blood Clot Risk Higher In Apple-Shaped Men And Pear-Shaped Women, Danish Study

Medical News Today -- New research from Denmark suggests that where middle-aged men and women carry excess body fat affects their risk of developing blood clots like deep vein thrombosis (DVT) , with apple-shaped men who carry excess fat mainly around the waist and pear-shaped women who carry excess fat mainly around the hips having the highest risk.