Editing Generation X (section)

==Health problems==
While previous research indicated that the likelihood of [[Myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] was declining among Americans aged 35 to 74, a 2018 study published in the [[American Heart Association]]'s journal ''[[Circulation (journal)|Circulation]]'' found that this did not apply to the younger half of that cohort (controlling for age, Generation X have not seen a reduction in heart attack risk versus previous generations). Data from 28,000 patients from across the U.S. who were hospitalized for heart attacks between 1995 and 2014 showed that a growing proportion were between the ages of 35 and 54. The proportion of heart-attack patients in this age group at the end of the study was 32%, up from 27% at the start of the study. This increase is most pronounced among women, for whom the number rose from 21% to 31%. Many of those who had heart attacks also had [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]], [[diabetes]], and [[chronic kidney disease]]. These changes have been faster for women than for men. Experts suggest a number of reasons for this. Conditions such as [[coronary artery disease]] are traditionally viewed as a man's problem, and so female patients are not considered high-risk. More often than in previous generations, Generation X women are both the primary caretakers of their families and full-time employees, reducing time for [[self-care]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 November 2018|title=Heart attacks are becoming more common in younger people, especially women|work=Heart.org|url=https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/11/12/heart-attacks-are-becoming-more-common-in-younger-people-especially-women|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=15 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615172949/https://www.heart.org/en/news/2018/11/12/heart-attacks-are-becoming-more-common-in-younger-people-especially-women|url-status=live}}</ref>