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Association Between Mortality and Heritability of the Scale of Aging Vigor in Epidemiology.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Aug 2016
Sanders Jason L, Singh Jatinder, Minster Ryan L, Walston Jeremy D, Matteini Amy M, Christensen Kaare, Mayeux Richard, Borecki Ingrid B, Perls Thomas, Newman Anne B
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between mortality and heritability of a rescaled Fried frailty index, the Scale of Aging Vigor in Epidemiology (SAVE), to determine its value for genetic analyses. DESIGN: Longitudinal, community-based cohort study. SETTING: The Long Life Family Study (LLFS) in the United States and Denmark. PARTICIPANTS: Long-lived individuals (N = 4,875, including 4,075 genetically...
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