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Men may need to exert double the amount of effort as women to fend off heart disease .

That's according to new research from China that found men need twice as much exercise as women to lower their risk.

The study, published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, analyzed data from more than 85,000 participants in the U.K. Biobank to pinpoint gender differences regarding physical activity and the incidence of coronary heart disease (also known as coronary artery disease).

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Data was pulled from wearable accelerometers , like smartwatches, for a defined period to measure the amount of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

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