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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by yojo on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:50PM (#22004186)
There are actuary tables of average life expectancy given a base age. If you are a 70 yo female, you’re expected to live 2 years more than a 70 yo male.

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html

It’s possible this difference is a legacy from riskier makes behavior in middle age. I can’t think of a reasonable way to control for this though. Maybe look cross culturally to see if the effect is stable with respect to different male behavior norms?

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by masklinn on Thursday January 09, 2020 @01:56PM (#22004241)
> If you are a 70 yo female, you’re expected to live 2 years more than a 70 yo male.

The difference is still a year at 86, and doesn't fall to par until supercentenarians.

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by AtlasBarfed on Monday January 20, 2020 @12:14PM (#22100296)
2 years for 40% reduction in daily calories? No fucking thank you.

You know what blows away the actuarial tables for life expectancy? Exercise. That makes your life better for longer, much more than starving yourself.

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Re:Decreasing human body temperature in the U.S. since the i... by munificent on Thursday January 09, 2020 @03:12PM (#22005129)
I wonder how much of that is driven by suicide. Older men commit suicide at much higher rates than older women:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_suicide#/media...

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