Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Study: Death Risk Highest When Birthday


For most people, birthdays may be one happy day commemorated each year. But, the day when you blow out the candle also was a day with the risk your highest dies.

The researchers are studied more than two million people over 40 years found that those over the age of 60 years, 14 percent higher death when their birthday. The increase in deaths from heart attacks, strokes, falls and suicide.

When celebrating a birthday, men are at increased risk of heart attack 18.6 percent and the risk of stroke in women rose 21.5 percent. Dr Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross of University of Zurich, said that, "Birthdays can end up deadly than are expected, "he told the Telegraph.

Data from Canadian researchers also showed that stroke is more likely to occur on the day birthday, especially patients are have high blood pressure. In addition, day birth is also related to an increase in 34.9 percent of suicides and 28.5 per cent increase in deaths due to accidents unrelated automobile accident. 44 percent on the anniversary of death due to falls.

Psychologist Prof Richard Wiseman, of Hertfordshire University said that, "It seems studies to be a valid finding. The first is due to excessive eating and drinking are cause of death. While the other was a placebo effect that makes a person find themselves at the birthday which triggers suicidal ideation, "he said.

Dr Lewis Halsey, of the University of Roehampton, add the phenomenon of suicide on the daybirthday more common in men. "Maybe men are more likely to show their unhappiness and thought people would be watching them." The study is published in the journal Annals of epidemiologist

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