Peters SAE, et al. - Using data from adults aged 20 to 79 years in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers evaluated gender disparities in temporal trends of cardiovascular risk factors, including systolic blood pressure, body mass index, smoking status, high-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, and hemoglobin A1c, as well as trends in treatment and control rates of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia. This study included 35,416 participants (51% women). They found broadly comparable temporal trends in cardiovascular risk factor levels between women and men, except for total cholesterol and body mass index. In women vs men, a greater increase in body mass index was noted. The reduction in total cholesterol was higher in men vs women. With regard to the control of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia, the persistence of sex differences was reported, which can be attenuated with further efforts in this direction.