台湾保健部门日前举办了一项名为“寻找‘五代同堂’”的活动,对岛内16个“五代同堂”的家族进行生活状况调查。结果表明,这些家族中辈份最高的18位太祖,平均年龄为97岁,比台湾居民平均寿命长了约20岁。值得一提的是,这些“五代同堂”家族成员的健康状况普遍比一般家庭要好,特别是第一代患重大疾病的比例非常低。据统计,台湾65岁以上居民患高血压的比例高达40.5%,但这16个“五代同堂”家族中的第一、二代成员患高血压的 Taiwan’s health department recently held an activity called “Looking for Five Generations” to investigate the living conditions of 16 “Five Generation” families on the island. The results showed that the 18 highest-ranking Taizu of these families, with an average age of 97, lived about 20 years longer than the average resident of Taiwan. It is worth mentioning that the health status of these “Five Generations” families is generally better than that of the average family. In particular, the proportion of the first generation suffering from major diseases is very low. According to statistics, Taiwan residents over the age of 65 suffering from hypertension as high as 40.5%, but the 16 “five generations” family of first and second generation members suffering from high blood pressure