NoCarrier |
03-18-2004 12:39 AM |
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Originally posted by SleazyDream
what kind of a host doesn't let his guest use his car?
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Sleazy, do you have a car?
:Graucho
Obese people more likely to die in car crashes
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/655171/posts
Heavier people are more likely to be killed or seriously injured in car accidents than lighter people, according to new research.
A study carried out in Seattle, Washington, looked at more than 26,000 people who had been involved in car crashes, and found that heavier people were at far more risk. People weighing between 100 and 119 kilograms are almost two-and-a-half times as likely to die in a crash as people weighing less than 60 kilograms.
And importantly, the same trend held up when the researchers looked at body mass index (BMI) - a measure that takes height as well as weight into account. Someone 1.8 metres tall weighing 126 kilograms would have a BMI of 39, but so would a person 1.5 metres tall weighing 88 kilograms. People are said to be obese if their BMI is 30 or over.
The study found that people with a BMI of 35 to 39 are over twice as likely to die in a crash compared with people with BMIs of about 20. It is not just total weight, but obesity itself that's dangerous.
:1orglaugh
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