Discussion » Shaving to Stroke Statistics

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Posted by Sul_DUPE1, around September 2006:
 
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/...

Is it me or do the stats in this article make no sense.
You're 70% more likely to die from a stroke if you're an infrequent shaver but also 30% more likely to die from any cause. Surely the tendancy to die from any cause is, and has been for some time, a well known constant.
Posted by syl_DUPE1, around September 2006:
 
The men who were not shaving were stressed because they have no jobs.
Heavens, what a silly study! What next? Women who wear nailpolish are more likely to live past the age of 70?
Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around September 2006:
 
the death rate is 1 per person

but the article is talking about the likelihood of dying within that time period. i.e., think probability per year, rather than per lifetime.

in essence, the study shows that beardless men who shave less than daily tend to die younger than those who shave daily, and are far more likely to do so from stroke. extremely interesting link to find -- both for the amusement/novelty factor and for the possible underlying causes it throws up for further research.
Posted by zxenor_DUPE1, around September 2006:
 
The link between needing to shave infrequently and stroke risk emerged from a 20-year study of over 2,000 men aged 45-59 in Caerphilly, south Wales.


so this statistic is really only true for men in south Wales.