Re: Re: Centenarian Body Mass Index and blood pressure

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People shrivel up as their heart ages.

I wonder why we have 69000+ centenarians (2000) per SS and census data and yet we focus on a very small groups? A higher rate than Japan.

People get fatter after a certain age, and that age varies, and if they survive they get thinner. That (BMI) would be very hard to draw conclusions from.

A main reason they survive is more of them survive the strokes, coronary bypasses.

Regards.

[ ] Re: Centenarian Body Mass Index and blood pressure

Hi folks:It would be even more interesting to know what the BMIs and blood pressures of these centenarians had been during the course of their lives. Neither of these numbers is necessarily fixed. Many older people lose weight as they age. Some also shrink vertically as well, affecting BMI even if their weight doesn't change. What were these people's BMIs and BPs when they were 40? Or 60? Or 80?Nevertheless those data do provide one important piece of the puzzle.Rodney.> It was interesting to note that the BMI for centenarians was 21±3.3> for men and 18±1.9 for women. A BMI of 21 is what our files> indicate offers the best protection from CVD, diabetes, and other> diseases. The centenarian men's BMI ranged from 17.7 to 24.3 which> extends slightly below the "normal" BMI range (18.5 to 24.9). It was> surprising that centenarian women had BMIs around 18 and that a> substantial part of the range of 16.1 to 19.9 is below normal.> > Some of our recent posts about blood pressure have indicated concern> about moderate hypertension which is considered to be a systolic BP> exceeding 120 mm Hg. However, centenarians had BPs with average> systolic daytime values of 129±22.> > It seems that moderately high blood pressure is not an impediment to> longevity. BMI seems to be more important.> > Tony

[Guest guest]

People shrivel up as their heart ages.

I wonder why we have 69000+ centenarians (2000) per SS and census data and yet we focus on a very small groups? A higher rate than Japan.

People get fatter after a certain age, and that age varies, and if they survive they get thinner. That (BMI) would be very hard to draw conclusions from.

A main reason they survive is more of them survive the strokes, coronary bypasses.

Regards.

[ ] Re: Centenarian Body Mass Index and blood pressure

Hi folks:It would be even more interesting to know what the BMIs and blood pressures of these centenarians had been during the course of their lives. Neither of these numbers is necessarily fixed. Many older people lose weight as they age. Some also shrink vertically as well, affecting BMI even if their weight doesn't change. What were these people's BMIs and BPs when they were 40? Or 60? Or 80?Nevertheless those data do provide one important piece of the puzzle.Rodney.> It was interesting to note that the BMI for centenarians was 21±3.3> for men and 18±1.9 for women. A BMI of 21 is what our files> indicate offers the best protection from CVD, diabetes, and other> diseases. The centenarian men's BMI ranged from 17.7 to 24.3 which> extends slightly below the "normal" BMI range (18.5 to 24.9). It was> surprising that centenarian women had BMIs around 18 and that a> substantial part of the range of 16.1 to 19.9 is below normal.> > Some of our recent posts about blood pressure have indicated concern> about moderate hypertension which is considered to be a systolic BP> exceeding 120 mm Hg. However, centenarians had BPs with average> systolic daytime values of 129±22.> > It seems that moderately high blood pressure is not an impediment to> longevity. BMI seems to be more important.> > Tony