Middle-aged children longevity period a lower risk of heart disease

Past research has shown that offspring of centenarians and the average life expectancy of our compatriots is usually longer, but also heart disease, high blood pressure and a lower risk of diabetes, age at onset of late. Recently by the Boston University Faculty of Medicine released a study pointed out that the parents in the life of the individual over the age of 85 middle-aged when the risk of heart disease is distinctly lower. Researchers from the Framingham Heart Study, a selected 1697 people, ask them into the group of parents who selected Framingham study, life expectancy at 85 years of age or in January 2005 before the death. From 1971 to 1975, all income groups are in the age of 30 years of age (average age was 40 years old). Among them, the parents are in life expectancy over the age of 85 accounted for 11% (Group 1); parents in the life of one person over the age of 85 accounted for 47% (Group 2); their parents were dead before the age of 85 accounted for 42% (Group 3 ). In addition to record level of education and smoking habits, but also detected in blood pressure, blood cholesterol, body mass index and Framingham risk scores (mainly used to evaluate the occurrence of cardiovascular disease risk) and so on. To 1983 ~ 1989, a total of 1319 people received a second assessment. The results showed that, Framingham scored the worst in the Group 3, Group 1 the best. Group 1 has the ideal blood pressure and total cholesterol / HDL ratio, Framingham risk scores in patients with the highest proportion of the lowest. The relevance of body mass index is not clear, but the group 1 in at least obese. The researchers pointed out that the shorter life expectancy of their parents, compared to middle-aged parents longevity when a lower risk of heart disease. The main reason leading to this phenomenon may be related with the gene to better understand and master the genetic modification of cardiovascular risk factors will ultimately contribute to disease prevention and treatment.