by Dombo » Wed May 12, 2010 1:45 pm
[quote="Amy"]Don't know why but I thought of this thread when I saw this in the news
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8674372.stm[/url]
Experts said the findings highlighted the importance of work-life balance.
ahh yes, the usual panic-inducing scare story playing on the average punter's inumeracy, who will probably poop himself at the belief that of a 2 out of 3 risk of heart attack.
According to the American Heart Association, a mid-forties non-smoking, non-diabetic, normal weight male with normal blood pressure has a 1% chance of a heart attack in the next 10 years. Factor in cycling, healthy eating etc and you're looking at let's say 0.5%. ie 1 chance in 200, or 200 to 1 against, for we middle-aged Agreeables. These are twice the odds the bookies were giving on Monday night of Blair becoming the next PM. Yes, not Brown, but Teflon Tony. Or what you'd likely get for Ernie the Milkman's horse winning the Grand National.
So, your base risk is 0.5%. increase that by 60% and you are on 0.8% risk, or 125 to 1 against, ie rank outsider's odds.
Bottom line, keep putting the hours in, at work, and on the bike