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Message: <blockquote data-quote="menspolo" data-source="post: 9250255" data-attributes="member: 326726">Smoking linked to earlier male deathsorld Health Organization figures on death rates reveal tobacco-related illness accounts for up to 60% of the gender health gap in most countries.In the UK,<a href="http://polostorefactory.com/" target="_blank">polo outlet</a> women live an average of four years longer than men, although in recent years the gap has been closing.Second to smoking, alcohol accounts for about 20% of the disparity, the journal Tobacco Control reports.Some experts have claimed the difference <a href="http://polostorefactory.com/" target="_blank">polo shirts</a> is down to simple biology or the fact that women seek medical help more readily than men.But the latest findings suggest smoking is the main culprit.Across 30 European countries,<a href="http://polostorefactory.com/" target="_blank">polo factory store</a> which included the UK, deaths from all causes were higher for men than for women.Study authorIceland and the UK ranked the lowest, with around 200 excess male deaths per 100,000 population each year, while Lithuania and Ukraine ranked the highest, at over 800 excess male deaths per 100,000.When the researchers looked at what had contributed to the deaths, they found smoking was behind 40% to 60% of the gender gap in all countries, except Denmark, Portugal and France, where it was lower, and Malta where it was much higher - at over 70%.In the UK, smoking-related diseases, such as lung cancer and heart disease, caused 60% of the excess male deaths.Dr Gerry McCartney, who led the research for the UK's Medical Research Council, said: "This study shows it's not simply a biological difference between men and women.</blockquote>

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