Ukulinganisa okunempilo kanye ne-BMI yabadala abadala

Iyini isisindo esinempilo kanye ne- BMI eneminyaka engama-65 ubudala? Uma kuziwa ekuchazeni "ophilile," ochwepheshe bezokwelapha banenkinga enzima. Ngokwesisindo, ngokuvamile basebenzisa isilinganiso esibheka isisindo esiphelele somuntu nokuphakama komuntu. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi i-BMI (indikimba yobuningi bomzimba). A

Umuntu omdala uthathwa njengokujwayelekile noma enempilo lapho inani lakhe lomzimba liphakathi kuka-18 no-25, futhi akukabikho uhlangothi oluhlukile kubantu abadala kunama-65.

I-BMI engaphezu kuka-25 ibhekwa njengokwedlula ngokweqile futhi i-BMI engaphezu kuka-30 ihlelwa njengobunzima kakhulu, ngezingozi zempilo ezengeziwe. Kodwa ingabe ukwedlula ububanzi obuvamile / obuphilile bulimaza kabi impilo, isikhathi sokuphila, nokuphila isikhathi eside, ikakhulu uma usuvele usukhulile?

Yeka ukuthi Kunzima Kangakanani Okungalungile Ezikhathini Ezidala?

Ucwaningo olunyatheliswa ngo-2008 Journal of the American Geriatrics Society lubekwe ukucacisa lokho nje. Abacwaningi baqoqa idatha ye-BMI yabahlanganyeli abangaba ngu-6 000 abadala, bonke abadala kuneminyaka engama-65 ubudala, ngaphezu kweminyaka eminingi. Bake baqaphele ngokukhethekile lapho umuntu ehamba esuka esisindweni "esinempilo" ekukhuphukeni ngokweqile , noma kusukela ekuqhumeni ngokweqile kuya kokugqithisa. Noma yikuphi ukunyakaza ngakolunye uhlangothi (kusuka okugqamile kuya ngokweqile, isibonelo) nakho kwalandelwa. Bazama ukuxhumanisa lezi zinguquko zesigaba sesisindo ngemibandela yezempilo ehlukahlukene. Yilokho abathola:

Ingabe Lokho Kusho Ukuthi Ngiyakwazi Ukuziqhenya Ukuba Ngaphezu Kwesisindo Njengoba Ngidlula?

Akunjalo ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi laba bantu bakwenze kube nempilo enhle kakhulu. Bangase babe nenhlanhla noma bahlaselwe ngokwemvelo emiphumeleni yokweqisa noma ukugqwala. Okungase kuphelelwe yisikhathi kwenzeke ukuthi ibanga "elenempilo" lesisindo somuntu oneminyaka engu-65 lingase liphakeme kunesisindo "esinempilo" somuntu omncane. Ngempela, kungani kufanele sisebenzise ibanga lesisindo salo lonke umuntu oneminyaka engu-18 kuya ku-118?

Kudingeka idatha eyengeziwe ngaphambi kokuba siqonde ngempela umthelela wesisindo ekugugeni. Singahle siqiniseke ukuthi izimo eziningi zempilo ezingapheli zenziwe zimbi nakakhulu ngokweqile futhi ukuthi ukugqithisa ngokweqile kufaka umuntu engozini yezimo eziningi ezibucayi (futhi, khumbula ukuthi abantu kulolu cwaningo benza kube nempilo enhle).

Isisindo nobude obude

Yiqiniso, uma ufuna ukuhlala ku-100, lolu cwaningo lungase lusitshele kakhulu. Kungenzeka ukuthi isisindo sinomthelela ekulindelekeni kokuphila okudlule eminyakeni engama-20 +. Ngama-65, abantu abaningi banesikhathi sokuphila seminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20. Uma ufuna ukuphila isikhathi eside, kungenzeka ukuthi udinga ukwenza okuningi ukuhlala unempilo iminyaka engu-35 + ngaphezulu.

Okubalulekile? Asazi kusuka emininingini ukuthi amaphethini esisindo esihle siphila isikhathi eside kangakanani, kodwa siyazi ngokufunda abantu abawenza kube ngu-100 ukuthi isisindo "esinempilo" sibonakala sibalulekile.

Imithombo (s):

I-Diehr P, i-O'Meara ES, i-Fitzpatrick A, i-Newman AB, i-Kuller L, i-Burke G. Isisindo, ukufa, iminyaka yokuphila okunempilo, isikhathi esiphezulu sokuphila kwabantu abadala. I-Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008 NgoJanuwari kuya kuMeyi: 56 (1): 76 - 83.

Ukuhlola Ingozi Yakho Yezinsindo Nezempilo. I-Heart Heart, i-Lung ne-Blood Institute, amaNational Institutes of Health.