Seven signs you’re at risk of dying young - from getting dressed to going the loo
DYING can be a scary thought, but experts say that your every day habits could reveal if you're at a higher risk of losing your life sooner than planned.Doctors warned that signs of an early death can actually start to show around ten years before your demiseWriting in the British Medical Journal, experts said that poor physical motor function that gets worse from the age of 65 is associated with an increased risk of death.
Researchers looked at seven different functions that might be able to detect if a person would die young.Other measures were how long it takes to get up from a chair, walking speed and grip strength. The experts explained that early detection in changes to motor function could offer "opportunities for prevention and targeted interventions".
It's unclear what said interventions would be as each patient would differ as to what they would need. “Despite the focus on death as an outcome in these analyses, our goal should always be to add life to years, not just years to life", they added.Doctors studied the behaviours of thousands of patients to assess their risk of dying young.Time it takes to get up from a chair
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