Study: Average gamer is 35, fat and bummed
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Study: Average gamer is 35, fat and bummed
Originally Posted by MSNBC.com
"CDC study finds playing leads to ‘lower extraversion’ in adult gamers"
By Suzanne Choney
msnbc.com
updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
A new study says the average age of video-game players in the United States is 35, and oh, by the way: They're overweight and tend to be depressed.
Investigators from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University analyzed survey data from 552 adults in the Seattle-Tacoma area. The subjects ranged in age from 19 to 90, according to the study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The hypothesis was that video-game players have a higher body mass index — the measure of a person's weight in relation to their height — and "a greater number of poor mental health days" versus nonplayers, said Dr. James B. Weaver III of the CDC's National Center for Health Marketing. The hypothesis was correct, he said.
The findings, he said in the article, "differentiated adult video-game players from nonplayers. Video-game players also reported lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status, and to mental-health concerns."
The Seattle-Tacoma area was chosen for the study, researchers said, both because of its size as the 13th largest media market in the United States and because its Internet usage level is "the highest in the nation." The study was done in 2006; the results analyzed in 2008.
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By Suzanne Choney
msnbc.com
updated 1 hour, 39 minutes ago
A new study says the average age of video-game players in the United States is 35, and oh, by the way: They're overweight and tend to be depressed.
Investigators from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University analyzed survey data from 552 adults in the Seattle-Tacoma area. The subjects ranged in age from 19 to 90, according to the study, published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The hypothesis was that video-game players have a higher body mass index — the measure of a person's weight in relation to their height — and "a greater number of poor mental health days" versus nonplayers, said Dr. James B. Weaver III of the CDC's National Center for Health Marketing. The hypothesis was correct, he said.
The findings, he said in the article, "differentiated adult video-game players from nonplayers. Video-game players also reported lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status, and to mental-health concerns."
The Seattle-Tacoma area was chosen for the study, researchers said, both because of its size as the 13th largest media market in the United States and because its Internet usage level is "the highest in the nation." The study was done in 2006; the results analyzed in 2008.
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not to surprising, I did however just get my BMI at my annual visit and it was 23, therefore not fat, however my cholesterol was 280, so nobody's perfect. I kind of like seafood and of course bacon, along with COD waw Nazi Zombies. That will fatten anybody up.
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The average american is 35 fat and depressed.
This same study would apply to anything in the US
Average person that buys a ford taurus is 35/fat/depressed
Average person that buys milk at the grocery store " " "
Average person that goes to the movies " " "
Average person that has a job " " "
Average person that owns a computer " " "
Average person that knows how to spell their name " " "
What a fucking retarded study, the average person that does ANYTHING in America would be found to be 35/fat/depressed
fucking idiotic study
This same study would apply to anything in the US
Average person that buys a ford taurus is 35/fat/depressed
Average person that buys milk at the grocery store " " "
Average person that goes to the movies " " "
Average person that has a job " " "
Average person that owns a computer " " "
Average person that knows how to spell their name " " "
What a fucking retarded study, the average person that does ANYTHING in America would be found to be 35/fat/depressed
fucking idiotic study
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The average american is 35 fat and depressed.
This same study would apply to anything in the US
Average person that buys a ford taurus is 35/fat/depressed
Average person that buys milk at the grocery store " " "
Average person that goes to the movies " " "
Average person that has a job " " "
Average person that owns a computer " " "
Average person that knows how to spell their name " " "
What a fucking retarded study, the average person that does ANYTHING in America would be found to be 35/fat/depressed
fucking idiotic study
This same study would apply to anything in the US
Average person that buys a ford taurus is 35/fat/depressed
Average person that buys milk at the grocery store " " "
Average person that goes to the movies " " "
Average person that has a job " " "
Average person that owns a computer " " "
Average person that knows how to spell their name " " "
What a fucking retarded study, the average person that does ANYTHING in America would be found to be 35/fat/depressed
fucking idiotic study
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Uh, I have a 31 inch waist and i'm the happiest motherf-cker i know. I rationalize gaming by believing it improves my surgical skill and dexterity Where else can I get such quality hand training as GHWT?
Where else can I get such quality hand training as GHWT?
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I know a lot of 'cool' and in-shape people who are quite happy and successful in their lives and guess what? They play games like WoW, GH and in the case of my fiancee, Mario Galaxy a bit too much
The 'stereotypical' gamer as seen above of course stands out like a sore thumb but what about the rest of society?
Stupid study IMO
The 'stereotypical' gamer as seen above of course stands out like a sore thumb but what about the rest of society?
Stupid study IMO
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this reminds me of a study they did years ago that said that kids that play video games develop better hand-eye coordination which makes sense.
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