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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:10 am
How long will you live? These doctors at an age research institute have come up with a calculator that, based on your answers to certain questions, guestimates how long you may live. YAY!! I received the following results (I have always told everyone that I am aiming for 100!):
Your calculated health span is 106.1 years. PS All you single gals like me - that's a good thing apparently!! Look what they had to say:
New England Centenarian Study data suggests that marriage or having a partner in your life has different effects upon your life expectancy depending upon whether you are a man or woman. An unusual proportion of the female centenarians never married (about 15%). Perhaps personality features that lead to perseverance, independence, and assertiveness provide a survival advantage. Such women may also be particularly good at managing stress. On the other hand, nearly 100% of the male centenarians are married or were only recently widowed.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:23 am
said my mom would live to be 94.5. she died at 72.
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Ginger1218
Member
08-31-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:29 am
mine said 84.5
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:36 am
mine is 99.5 years
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:38 am
Your calculated health span is 75.5 years.
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 7:47 am
93.9 years for me
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 9:21 am
well I guess it pays to be a single hermit with no kids and no stress since I seem to be going to outlast you all  !!!!
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 1:57 pm
This sucks, I'm gonna die before all of ya'll. Your calculated health span is 58.5 years. Below, please find the reasoning behind the questions, which you answered that made your score less than it should be: It's a good thing I quit smoking and I take vitamins or I could possibly go next week.
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 3:33 pm
My life span is 72.5 years. That means I only have 18 years left.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 3:34 pm
Somehow I don't believe it granny... you're going to be one of those vivacious 100 year olds that are lapping us "young'uns"
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 3:34 pm
Your calculated health span is 85.2 years.
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Tess
Member
04-13-2001
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 6:41 pm
Mine was 94.5 year. I'm thinking there are a couple questions they should have asked that they didn't....like do you currently have lung disease, Lupus, etc? Hmmmmm. 
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 6:47 pm
79.7 Stress question got me. My family doesn't live long on one side, either. (Heart problems) BUT, I guess 80ish is ok. =)
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 9:06 pm
90.5
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 10:38 pm
88.8 Family are long livers...
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5:41 am
88.5 Coffee is bad for me, but drinking alcohol is good? That's a bit opposite from what I've heard for a person's liver. Oh well.
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Resortgirl
Member
09-23-2000
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 5:51 am
Mine was 94.5. Even though I smoke! I told hubby, HECK! If I can live to be 94.5 and smoke, why quit! I guess I should though, and strive for the ripe old age of 101~
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 7:08 am
Mine was 88 point something.....I'm sure it would go up if I exercised and lost some weight.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 10:11 am
99.5
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 11:31 am
101.7...oh that can't be right! LOL
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 11:47 am
Lol,Vee you're gonna be here forever! I'm a little surprised at mine 95.0. None of my relatives have lived to be that old. It also said my weight and bmi are healthy,while I am under the opinion that I am overweight.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 11:50 am
Funnily, hippy, it said I'm overweight and I thought i was in the healthy range LOL. That's MUCH worse! I think these things are bunk, by the way ... there are too many factors that go into life expectancy to gauge via an online test...
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 8:20 pm
Your calculated health span is 90.5 years. Though, I think it'd be over 100 if it didn't think I was obese with my BMI of 29.31% :P It doesn't take into account that my legs are almost completely muscle and muscle weighs 3 times more than fat. So there. 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 8:55 pm
89.5 years, very interesting.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 9:00 pm
Neko you are like my boyfriend. He plays rugby for our junior national team. He is 5'8 and completely made of muscle. His legs are like tree trunks. He weighs over 200 lbs, and was told he was overweight by this thing. LOL. He's going to die at 79.5 years, and he lives a WAY healthier lifestyle than me.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, March 25, 2005 - 9:33 pm
89.7
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 12:05 am
107.4 sounds unlikely to me, but I'll tell you (or not) if it's true in 70 years.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 12:10 am
Eeyores and Neko, that's part of the reason why any of these "generic" tests don't really work -- though I KNOW this is just "for fun." Muscle DOES weigh more -- I know. When I don't work out and look a bit heavier, I actually "weigh" lighter. And when I work out consistently and look slimmer, I actually "weigh" more. Go figure. Hopefully everyone here is taking this just as a "fun" exercise and not as something more definitive.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 12:38 am
(actually muscle is only about 22% denser/heavier per volume than fat, but the theory's the same. sorry, just feeling pedantic in my sleepiness... I should go to bed or I'll decrease my life span )
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Jan
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 8:21 am
Yay! Kitt. Finally someone who will live longer than me 
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 9:28 am
LOL Eeyore!! not completely sure I like being compared to a guy But it's true, when guys tell me their weight, and it's the same as mine, I want to laugh 
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Halfunit
Moderator
09-02-2001
| Saturday, March 26, 2005 - 1:29 pm
69.2 years. Geez... I better retire soon so I can enjoy my golden years.
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Monday, April 25, 2005 - 8:05 am
91.5
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