研究顯示:名字或能影響一個人的壽命大綱

Having a traditional name may add up to a year to your life, suggests a new study that found black men with historically distinctive names, such as Elijah and Moses, lived a year longer than other black males.

近日一項新研究發現，取了以利亞、摩西等帶有歷史特色名字的黑人男子的壽命比其他黑人男子多出一年，這表明有個傳統的名字可能會讓你延壽一年。

The researchers ruled out socioeconomic and environmental factors such as single-parent households, education and occupation. "A whole additional year on their lives, in mortality terms, is remarkable," Cook said.

研究人員排除了社會經濟和環境因素，如單親家庭、教育和職業。“壽命多出整整一年，在死亡率方面來說，是非常值得注意的，”研究人員庫克說道。

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The study examined 3 million death certificates from 1802 to 1970. Other studies that looked at current black names such as Jamal and Lakisha suggest that having these modern-day monikers leads to discrimination.

這項研究分析了1802-1970年間300萬份死亡證明書。其他研究還發現，例如賈馬爾、拉吉薩這些現代黑人的名字會導致歧視。

The researchers said that men with these Old Testament names may have been held to a higher standard in academic and other activities, and had stronger family or community ties and all of these help these men live longer.

研究人員表示，名字取自《舊約》的人可能會在學習等其他方面被寄予較高的期望，他們有着更爲穩固的家庭或社區關係，所有這些都幫助他們活得更長。