People Who Live to Be Over 100 Tend to be Born in the Fall

Autumn is a beautiful time of year. The leaves are changing, the weather is becoming crisp and cool and it's also the season you want to be born in if you want to live to be over 100.

In a new study, more Americans who lived past their 100th birthday were more likely to be born in the fall than any other season. The research also found that if you were born in March or the spring months you were less likely to live past 100.

The study was led by Leonid A. Gavrilov, PhD, and Natalia S. Gavrilova, PhD, of the University of Chicago. The researchers used data collected on the 1,574 confirmed Americans centenarians who were born between 1880 and 1895. The numbers were compared to their 10,855 siblings, who lived shorter lives, and 1,083 as a control and as a way to eliminate possible environmental or genetic factors.