Scientists have named a sign of imminent death in women

MOSCOW, Aug 10. A decrease in height in middle age indicates an increased risk of early death in women. Scientists from Sweden and Denmark came to such conclusions on the basis of the study. The results are published in the BMJ Open. The authors of the study noted that after 50 years of age many people decrease in height, and this process especially accelerates after reaching 70 years of age. Causes include flattening of the vertebral discs, compression fractures of the spine and curvature of posture. However, a number of new studies have shown that decreased height may indicate an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease. Scientists have listed alarming signs indicating an imminent death A group of scientists from the universities of Gothenburg and Copenhagen observed 2,406 residents of Sweden and Denmark, born between 1908 and 1952. Women were measured twice for height: when they were between 30 and 60 years old and ten to thirteen years after that. On average, during this period, the growth of the study participants decreased by 0.8 centimeters, but for some it did not change at all, while others lost up to 14 centimeters. Within 17-19 years after the second measurement, scientists tracked the causes of death of the observed. For 19 years, 625 women died, and in 157 of them cardiovascular diseases became the cause of death, including strokes in 37. It found that every inch of height lost increased the risk of death by 14% in Swedes and 21% in Danes. With a loss of more than two centimeters in height, these figures increased to 74 and 80 percent. On average, the researchers concluded that a significant decrease in height meant an almost doubled risk of death from stroke and cardiovascular disease. The authors of the study called for closely monitoring the decrease in height to identify the risk of developing and exacerbating cardiovascular disease. Scientists have found a way to predict the wear and tear of the body