Which of the following statements about gender and cardiovascular disease is true?
A. In the United States, cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of men but not of women.
B. The incidence of hypertension is higher in women than in men before age 55.
C. Estrogen may offer premenopausal women some protection against cardiovascular disease.
D. Diabetes does not increase the risk of CVD in women to the degree it does in men.
Answer: C
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