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Friday, February 07, 2003A sample of 2,438 men from Caerphilly, were asked how often they shaved. Their susceptibility to heart disease and strokes was then monitored over a 20-year period. While the study found that those who did not shave every day were also more likely to smoke, less likely to be married and more likely to do manual work.Even after adjusting for these factors, they were 70% more likely to suffer strokes and 30% more likely to die from any cause. Here are the relevant characteristics of the bearded men as given in the abstract of the study: The one fifth (n = 521, 21.4%) of men who shaved less frequently than daily were shorter, were less likely to be married, had a lower frequency of orgasm, and were more likely to smoke, to have angina, and to work in manual occupations than other men. Over the 20-year follow-up period from 1979–1983 to December 31, 2000, 835 men (34.3%) died. Of those who shaved less frequently than daily, 45.1% died, as compared with 31.3% among those who shaved at least daily. Not exactly a well-controlled study. posted by Sydney on 2/07/2003 08:02:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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