If you want to find out how many years left you have to live, then you can by taking an online quiz. The quiz is claiming to be able to give people a very accurate estimate on their risk of dying in the next five years. Check out the video and read more about the quiz after the jump!
The quiz on the website “Ubble” which is a nickname for UK Longevity Explorer, is designed for United Kingdom residents who are between the ages of 40 and 70 years old. The quiz estimates the participants’ risk of dying in the next five years, then it sees how that risk of dying matches up to UK age averages to give an “Ubble age.” Co-founder of the quiz, Erik Ingelsson said, “So for example, if you’re a 53-year-old woman and your estimated risk of dying in five years is 2.4%, the most similar risk in the UK life tables is of a 56-year-old woman. So your Ubble age would be 56.” The quiz was designed by Swedish researchers Andrea Ganna and Ingelsson, and is based on a UK Biobank study of 500,000 people. Ingelsson goes on to say that it is “the largest study of this kind in the world, with a very broad range of different measurements that allow you to do this kind of analysis.” 655 variables of demographics, health, and lifestyle led to identify the strongest mortality predictors.
The quiz has 13 questions set for men, and 11 for women. Participants are asked questions on whether they smoke, have ever been diagnosed with cancer, if they ever had heart disease or diabetes, the number of people they live with, how many cars they own, how many children they have and whether their walking place is slow or if they never walk. “I think it’s important to point out that we’re not saying that any of these questions are causal factors…So the question about the number of vehicles…I think it’s a proxy for socio-economic status. That’s my guess,” Ingelsson said.
Many researchers even say that the quiz is better at predicting death than having a physical check-up. When you finish taking the quiz you can see how your responses affected your estimated risk of death but it won’t tell you how to change your lifestyle. Ingelsson says that if the quiz raises specific concerns then people should see their healthcare professional.
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Interesting! Check out the video about the quiz below!
