Happy People in the World Live 25 Years Longer Than Unhappy People and are Less Likely to Suffer from Cardio Pathologies

Abstract

Aims: Investigated risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in countries with high and low Happiness Index in 158 countries in 2004. Methods:Mann-Whitney U-test and Linear Multiple Regression Analysis (LMA) ; GBD 2004; FAO 1990 FAO -2005 databases. Results:In countries with a high Happiness Index -group 1 (62 ± 8 versus 23 ± 5), income was 4 times higher, quality of life, health care was 3 times higher, and life expectancy by 23 years (p ≤ 0.001). In the countries of group 1, the overall mortality and overall morbidity were 2 times lower (p ≤ 0.001). Cardiovascular diseases were 1.5 times higher (p ≤ 0.016), cerebrovascular events were 2 times higher in group 2 countries (p ≤ 0.001).In the 1st group of countries, the share of men (%) predictors of metabolic syndrome (MS) was on average 2 times higher than in the 2nd group of countries (p ≤ 0.009). The daily food consumption in the 1st group of countries was 2 times higher than in the 2nd group (p ≤ 0.001). Conclusion:The index of happiness can be considered a subtle and sensitive tool for assessing not only social life, but also human health.