New research presented at the European Stroke Organisation ( ESO ) Conference has found that work stress , sleep disorders and fatigue are rising more steeply among women than men , increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke .

Researchers compared data from 22,000 men and women from 2007 , 2012 , and 2017 , and found that the number reporting feeling tired and fatigued increased to 33 % in women and 26 % in men . Over the same period , the number reporting severe sleep disorders rose more sharply in women ( 8 %) than in men ( 5 %).

Study authors Dr Martin Hänsel , neurologist at the University Hospital Zurich and Dr Susanne Wegener , Professor of Neurology at the University of Zurich , said : " These results underscore the fact that sex differences exist for non-traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors with an alarming trend towards a particular increase in women .

“ Traditionally men have been perceived to be more affected by heart attacks and strokes than women , but in some countries , women have overtaken men . There is a gender gap and further research is needed to find out why ."

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