Revealing which floor you live on to have a longer lifespan

The relationship between urban high-rise residential buildings and the health and life expectancy of residents is a hot issue that troubles many people. Recently, a study published by researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland showed that people who live at higher altitudes not only have better health, but also live longer.

A survey of 1.5 million Swiss people by Redoslo, Panczak and others from the University of Bern found that:

People living on the 8th floor and above have a 22% lower risk of premature death than those living on the lower floors. Among them, the risk of dying from lung disease is 40% lower and the risk of dying from serious heart disease is 35% lower. The causes of death for people living in lower-level homes are mostly related to lung and heart diseases.

Researchers believe that compared with people living in lower floors, people living in high-rise buildings are more likely to walk up and down the stairs, thus having more opportunities to exercise and thus staying away from heart disease.

According to relevant experts' research: "Climbing one level of stairs can extend your life by 4 seconds." Climbing stairs is an inexpensive and effective fitness exercise. Climbing stairs at a normal speed will burn 220 calories every 10 minutes, which is 4 times better than walking. People living in low-rise buildings may be more affected by air pollution and traffic noise, which is not good for their health and life expectancy. High-rise buildings also make up for the shortcomings of low-rise residential buildings, which are prone to moisture and have narrow views.

“Tall buildings used to be a nuisance.

It can isolate people from their social environments, encourage unhealthy habits, and even increase crime rates, but this has changed dramatically in recent years. Because today's high-rise buildings are different from those in the 1960s and 1970s. Back then, the quality of such buildings was not high and the design was not very reasonable. Today, high-rise residential buildings are becoming more and more comfortable, and many of them are located in prime locations. ” the researchers commented.

There are many advantages to high-rise residential buildings. For example, the view is better and you can see all the mountains at a glance.

When you are relaxing, you can stand in front of the window or on the balcony and enjoy the beautiful city scenery. The breeze is really refreshing. The lighting is good, the indoor light is sufficient, and the sunshine time on the floors above the 7th floor is relatively longer. The ventilation effect is good, the air circulation speed is fast, and it is easier to form a through wind in the room. There are relatively fewer mosquitoes in summer. It is quiet, comfortable and less dusty.

There is a traditional concept in China that living in high-rise residential buildings makes it difficult to be "grounded" and will cause physical discomfort. In fact, the so-called "down-to-earth" is more of a phenomenon in which people's living environment and behavior affect their psychological feelings.

In the mid-1950s, a high-rise residential area called Beirut Yigo was built in the city of St. Louis, USA. This is a residential area with 33 buildings, each 11 stories high. The community has won international awards for being praised as an excellent modern building. However, residents living in this community said they often suffer from nightmares, insomnia, and irritability. The "Investigation Report on the Impact of High-Rise Residential Buildings on the Physical Health, Especially Mental Health of Residents" published by British military doctor Fanning shows that people living in high-rise residential buildings are more likely to suffer from mental, nervous system, and sensory organ diseases than residents of low-rise houses, more than twice as many. The situations people described were quite consistent, mainly that the high-rise environment was too far from the ground, which made people feel uneasy and physically uncomfortable.

Living in a high-rise building has both advantages and disadvantages.

Accidental injury accidents occur more frequently in high-rise residential buildings than in low-rise residential buildings, and the consequences are more serious. The reason is that once an accident occurs in a high-rise residential building, it is difficult for residents to escape and rescuers to come to the rescue. Fire is a typical example.

In high-rise residential buildings, there may also be falls due to slips, elevator failures, water pipe leaks, falling objects from high buildings, suicides by jumping from buildings, elevator failures, hands being pinched by doors, building shaking, and gas pipeline explosions. Among them, the falling of various objects from high-rise buildings, such as hangers, bedding, glass, furniture, flower pots, garbage, and debris, often causes passers-by to suffer unexpected accidents. Falls, elevator failures, suicides and sexual crimes in the hallways mostly injure residents.