When US presidential candidate Donald Trump looks in the mirror, he says he sees a man of 35 looking back.
It will come as no surprise then that the medical report released today on The Dr Oz Show by the billionaire-turned-political candidate didn't mention eyesight; Trump is actually 70.
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Trump gives medical report to TV doctor
Donald Trump handed over a one page summary of his recent physical to Dr Oz during a recording of his syndicated television show.
Trump's arrival on the set of the show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, was smooth and well-rehearsed; the audience applauded on cue and Trump was gently complimentary. "My wife is a big fan of your show," Trump said.
However, it is a segment of the program that apparently did not make it to air that has raised eyebrows. The Washington Post has reported that an exchange in which Trump talked about kissing his daughter, Ivanka, was cut.
When Trump's 34-year-old daughter joined him on the program to discuss his childcare platform, her father kissed her on the cheek.
But audience members reported that when Oz commented on the affection between the pair, Trump said he kissed his daughter "as often as I can".
The exchange did not appear in the broadcast episode, most likely because Trump's use of inappropriate language about his daughter has previously drawn criticism.
In 2003, speaking to radio host Howard Stern, Trump said his daughter had "the best body"; in 2006 on The View he said "if Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her."
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Earlier Trump reached into his suit pocket for a doctor's letter with a casual "I happen to have it here", as though it was a pleasant co-incidence he had brought it along.
"Should I do it? I don't care." he continued, to cheers and whoops from an audience who sounded more like the soundtrack to The Jerry Springer Show.
Trump has been criticised in the past for a lack of clarity; contrary to US custom Trump has not released his tax returns and, until today, nor his health records.
In December, Trump released a short note from his doctor, Dr Harold N. Borstein, describing him as potentially "the healthiest person ever to serve in the White House".
Borstein later admitted that letter was written without Trump present and while a Trump staffer waited outside for the letter.
Trump revealed on the Dr Oz program that Bornstein has been his personal physician for three decades.The new medical report was also compiled by Dr Bornstein and was the result of an examination which took place on September 9.
It noted his blood pressure at 116 over 70, his blood sugar level at 99, his calcium score at 98, his HDL (good) cholesterol at 63 and LDL (bad) cholesterol at 94 and triglycerides (the amount of fat in the blood) at 61.
Oz said all of those numbers were "good numbers". "If a patient of mine had these records I'd be really happy," Oz said.
Trump's prostate-specific antigen (PSA) count was 0.15, which Oz said was "very low". PSA is used to measure risk of prostate cancer.
One detail which won applause from the audience was Trump's testosterone level; the report gave him a score of 441 which Oz said was "good".
The report also listed his weight at 236 pounds and his height at 6'3".
"I think if I had one thing, I'd like to lose weight," Trump told Oz. "It's tough because of the way I live, but the one thing I would like to do is be able to drop 15, 20 pounds."
Trump's body mass index (BMI) is 29.5 which puts him in the "overweight" range; a BMI of 30 or more would categorise him as "obese".
The medical report noted that Trump had undergone an echocardiogram and chest X-ray but did not disclose why; it also said he takes statins, to lower cholesterol, and a "low dose" of aspirin, which reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke.
The document featured on the Dr Oz program was not the actual medical report itself - though Trump did refer to to it as "the report" - but rather a letter from Dr Bornstein summarising the report's contents.
Trump told Oz that he had no hormone or thyroid issues, no issues with blood sugar or diabetes and no heart problems. He also disclosed that the last time he had been in hospital was at the age of 11 to have his appendix removed.
"That was a one-night deal," he said. "So I've spent basically one night in a hospital. You know, I'm very fortunate in that respect."
Prior to the interview being taped, Oz said he would not ask Trump "questions he doesn't want to have answered".
Oz also said the pair would not discuss Clinton, though during the broadcast Trump managed one side aside: "I want her to get well, so that's fine," Trump said.
Trump's camp issued a media release today saying the test results showed Trump "is in excellent health, and has the stamina to endure - uninterrupted - the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign."
The issue of presidential health surged into the centre of the US political media circus in the last week in the wake of Hillary Clinton's disclosure that she was suffering from pneumonia.
That admission came only after she stumbled publicly while attending a 9/11 memorial in New York.
Asked by Oz why he had not released his medical records earlier, Trump said "I didn't think it was really necessary."
"The question is often asked: should you show it? It's very private. It is all very private stuff," Trump said.
But, he added, "When you're running for president of the United States, or maybe any other country, I think you have an obligation to be healthy.
"I just don't think you can do the work if you're not healthy; I don't think you can represent the country properly if you're not a healthy person."
Trump is 70 years old and, if elected, would be the oldest man elected to the office of US president. Clinton is a touch younger, at 68.
The oldest elected presidents in the last four decades were, in order, Ronald Reagan, who was 69 when he took office, George H.W. Bush, who was 64, Gerald Ford, who was 61 and George W. Bush, who was 54.
The two most recent Democratic presidents, comparatively, were younger; Bill Clinton was 46 when elected to office, and Barack Obama was 47.
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