Do tall people die younger ?

horseofstone

I know a few people about 6'6" tall.are they likely to die younger statistically speaking?is it good to be small, good goods in small parcels and all that ?

I'm small and I'm very good goods.

Young people die taller.

TheValeyard

Less chance of heart disease and diabetes, but higher chance of blood clots, and atrial fibrillation,


Although dont people who are classed as Giants, like 7foot+ die from heart failure cause of strain?

Rubberlegs

Being very small is grand most of the time. Tiresome though having to stand on chairs all the time to reach stuff and having to nab tall people to reach things for me in supermarkets. Sometimes I stubbornly refuse but only end up pushing what I am trying to get further out of reach. It will all be worth it if I live longer I suppose

My granny always said that Holy God only lets you grow until you're perfect and some of us don't very long.

Maybe that's it.

Pauliedragon

I suppose if a tall person falls over the hit to the brain would be far more damaging. Shortasses like me would more likely survive a drunken fall on the footpath.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Apparently taller women live longer.

https://news--of-the-day.com/2019/01/22/taller-women-may-live-longer-according-to-a-new-study-but-this-isnt-the-case-for-men/

Taller people are closer to God.

stimpson

A friend of mine is 6’11. All the men in his family die in their 60’s.

So from a sample of one of my friends, I’d say that proves it.

DEFTLEFTHAND

You shrink as you age.

The spine compresses as discs dehydrate.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I suppose if a tall person falls over the hit to the brain would be far more damaging. Shortasses like me would more likely survive a drunken fall on the footpath.

Bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Stheno

Taylor Miniature Lump wrote: »

Apparently taller women live longer.

https://news--of-the-day.com/2019/01/22/taller-women-may-live-longer-according-to-a-new-study-but-this-isnt-the-case-for-men/

Ah feck that I'm five eight and lighter than ever at 59kg in my forties. I don't want to endure a another 50 years on this planet

facehugger99

They’re more likely to bump their heads off low objects.

Gigantism I think is what killed Andre the Giant, if they have that it will shorten lives but I think theres a surgery now to stop that - they do have knee, joints issues at that size as well

Pauliedragon

Ellie Whining Tea wrote: »

Gigantism I think is what killed Andre the Giant, if they have that it will shorten lives but I think theres a surgery now to stop that - they do have knee, joints issues at that size as well

I wonder if booze had anything to do with it.

Mr.Crinklewood

Tall people live longer.

Mad_maxx

Higher chance of back problems

DEFTLEFTHAND

Pauliedragon wrote: »

I wonder if booze had anything to do with it.

Probably didn't help but he was getting progressively worse over the last few yrs of his life.

His body was failing him. It got to the stage where he couldn't stand up for any prolonged period of time.


If he'd had the pituitary gland surgery in his late teens he would have lived longer.

Roadtoad

Smaller species of dogs live longer than the larger species. I think.....

Wheeliebin30

Hold on whatever happened to survival of the fittest strongest etc?

JupiterKid

There is a condition known as Marfan Syndrome that affects men in particular that are very thin, tall (over 6’ 4” usually) and have joint and connective tissue problems that usually lead to serious heart problems and an early death by 50 if not addressed.

I was paranoid that I might have it about 15 years back. I’m only 6’ 1”. Anywho, my doc had me checked out and I don’t.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Roadtoad wrote: »

Smaller species of dogs live longer than the larger species. I think.....

Yeah a lot of terriers, especially mongrels,can live into late teens and even early 20s.

Big lads tend to go a lot earler. Giants like the Great Dane and Irish Wolfhound only live 7 to 10 years on average.

Beasty

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

You shrink as you age.

The spine compresses as discs dehydrate.

Yep - look at Prince Philip - started off at 6'2", and will probably be nearer 2'6" if he keeps going another 20 years. Think it's a bit extreme though chopping his legs off just to get a few more years....

lbc2019

I wish I was a little bit taller... 5' 10" maybe

VeryTerry

Tall people bang their heads more. That can't help.

Beasty

JupiterKid wrote: »

I was paranoid that I might have it about 15 years back. I’m only 6’ 1”. Anywho, my doc had me checked out and I don’t.

I was 6'2" (Ok 6 foot 1 and three quarter inches) when I was 12. Never managed to get that extra quarter an inch though. Reckon I'm 6 foot 1 and two-thirds 46 years later, and that loss of height is more to do with all they have taken out of a couple of spinal discs back in the 1990s than anything else

lbc2019

Tall people more likely to have back problems
- you would think it would be short people with the chip on their shoulder...

Marengo

I think it's a bit of a tall story tbh.

Marengo

https://youtu.be/ryDOy3AosBw

Reminds me of this

Defaulter1831

lbc2019 wrote: »

I wish I was a little bit taller... 5' 10" maybe

You are what you are 6ft 3 here but back trouble from too much lifting farming and on buildings.

branie2

Yikes!

demanufactured

Wtf.
This is like asking if blue paint will give you herpes.


OP, are you Andy From Sligo or cena in disguise?

JupiterKid

JupiterKid wrote: »

There is a condition known as Marfan Syndrome that affects men in particular that are very thin, tall (over 6’ 4” usually) and have joint and connective tissue problems that usually lead to serious heart problems and an early death by 50 if not addressed.

I was paranoid that I might have it about 15 years back. I’m only 6’ 1”. Anywho, my doc had me checked out and I don’t.

Thought immediately of this when I saw the thread. Thankfully I’m a very mid-sized average sort of female. But anybody affected can have a full medical evaluation and gave major risks remedied.

rossie1977

Bill Russell is still alive, 85 next week

marley1

Beasty wrote: »

I was 6'2" (Ok 6 foot 1 and three quarter inches) when I was 12. Never managed to get that extra quarter an inch though. Reckon I'm 6 foot 1 and two-thirds 46 years later, and that loss of height is more to do with all they have taken out of a couple of spinal discs back in the 1990s than anything else

either that or you have stopped wearing high heals or crepes

Richard Hillman

The more you eat, the quicker you die. Larger folk need more food.

BuboBubo

JupiterKid wrote: »

There is a condition known as Marfan Syndrome that affects men in particular that are very thin, tall (over 6’ 4” usually) and have joint and connective tissue problems that usually lead to serious heart problems and an early death by 50 if not addressed.

I was paranoid that I might have it about 15 years back. I’m only 6’ 1”. Anywho, my doc had me checked out and I don’t.

Mr Bubo was tested/scanned for Marfans a few years ago too. He's very tall, (6'5") with big hands and massive feet - but thankfully he doesn't have it either.

Surprised you were tested for it at your height, do you have huge hands and feet?

Defaulter1831

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Bigger they are, the harder they fall.

If I had a euro for every time a small man said that to me! We hit harder too

valoren

Don't women live longer than men? A possible explanation is that due to the sexual dimorphism between men and women results in the heart of men needing to pump harder and faster to circulate blood to a larger overall mass and it being a finite organ it 'runs out' quicker resulting in men dying earlier. Same principle for tall people i.e. a tall woman is more likely to die younger than a short woman.

jimgoose

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Bigger they are, the harder they fall.

That's horseshit. The bigger they are, the harder they hit.


I wish I was a little bit taller,
I wish I was a baller.
I wish I had a girl who looked good,
I would call her.
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat,
and a 'six-four Impala.

BrokenArrows

horseofstone wrote: »

I know a few people about 6'6" tall.are they likely to die younger statistically speaking?is it good to be small, good goods in small parcels and all that ?

Yes they die young. How many really tall old people do you see??

sbsquarepants

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Less chance of heart disease and diabetes, but higher chance of blood clots, and atrial fibrillation,

I think you'll find the biggest risk of premature death for the very tall is decapitation by helicopter. You never see that happen to a midget.

_Brian

stimpson wrote: »

A friend of mine is 6’11. All the men in his family die in their 60’s.

So from a sample of one of my friends, I’d say that proves it.

It’s not proven till he’s dead.

seamus

There's a sweet spot for humans in terms of height and weight. In general more weight == earlier death, therefore taller people die younger, as do men.

But as you reduce the weight, the returns start to diminish. Eventually you reach a point where further reductions in weight/height, cause you to die earlier again.

This is why statistically "tall" women live longer than average-height women - because they're below this sweet spot. While men who would be considered "small" statistically live longer than men of average height.

Badly Drunk Boy

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Yes they die young. How many really tall old people do you see??

People in older generations weren't tall, though. I'm in my mid-40s, 6'5", and when I was in school, there were very few people close to my height. Nowadays, lads in secondary school are very tall.

My first summer job was working in a factory, and I'd say the average height of the aging work there was 5'6"/5'7". In one part of the machine I worked on, the 'ceiling' was shoulder-height for me. Not very comfortable.

Getting back to the original question though, the grandfather I inherited my height from died in his early 60s, although with current medical advances, he probably would have lived longer nowadays.

enfant terrible

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Yes they die young. How many really tall old people do you see??

De Valera was pretty tall wasn't he live into his 90's, probably the exception though.

jimgoose

enfant terrible wrote: »

De Valera was pretty tall wasn't he live into his 90's, probably the exception though.

Dev was 6' 3'' and died at 92.

BrokenArrows

jimgoose wrote: »

Dev was 6' 3'' and died at 92.

6'3 isn't exceptionally tall.

jimgoose

BrokenArrows wrote: »

6'3 isn't exceptionally tall.

Not these days, anyway.

seamus

BrokenArrows wrote: »

6'3 isn't exceptionally tall.

The average height of an Irishman born around the same time as DeValera was 5'6"

So for his time he was exceptionally tall, a full 9 inches over the norm.

Of course, DeV was only half-Irish. And was born in the US. So there's that.