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Can I know how many years I will live?

Genetically we are programmed to live for about 120 years, but the confluence of thegeneswith theenvironmentand ourhabits-many of these are modifiable- they can shorten our lives. This test will allow you to estimate how many years you will live. Start with 76 years and add or subtract years according to the option you choose in these 20 sentences:

1 You are between 30 and 50 years old (+2); between 51-70 (+4)
2 Is it a man (-3) or a woman (+4)
3 You live in an urban area with more than 1 million inhabitants (-2) or in a small city or town (+2)
4 One of your grandparents lived to age 85 (+2) or both grandparents lived to age 80 (+6)
5 One of your parents died of heart disease or stroke before age 50 (-4)
6 Any of your parents or siblings has cancer, suffers from heart disease or has diabetes since childhood (-3)
7 Earn more or less the base salary (-2)
8 Has primary education (+1); or middle or higher studies (+2)
9 Has reached 65 years or more and is still active (+3)
10 Live with your partner or a friend (+5)
11 Lives alone (-3) or has lived for long periods of time since turning 25 (-3)
12 You work in an office (-3) or in a profession that requires great physical effort (+3)
13 Exercises vigorously for 30 minutes 5 times a week (+4) or 2 to 3 times a week (+2)
14 Sleeps more than 10 hours a day (-4)
15 You are a relaxed (+3) or stressed (-3) person; happy (+1) or unhappy (-2)
16 You have been fined for speeding in recent years (-1)
17 Drink one or more alcoholic drinks daily (-1)
18 Smokes more than two packs of tobacco a day (-8), one or two (-6); or medium or less (-3)
19 His overweight is 50 kilos or more (-8); 49-14 kilos (-4), 13-5 (-2)
20 If you are in your 40s, you have recently had a medical check-up and, if you are a woman, an annual gynecological check-up (+2)

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