Article
Associations of genetics, behaviors, and life course circumstances with a novel aging and healthspan measure: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.
PLoS medicine - 1 Jun 2019
Liu Zuyun, Chen Xi, Gill Thomas M, Ma Chao, Crimmins Eileen M, Levine Morgan E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An individual's rate of aging directly influences his/her susceptibility to morbidity and mortality. Thus, quantifying aging and disentangling how various factors coalesce to produce between-person differences in the rate of aging, have important implications for potential interventions. We recently developed and validated a novel multi-system-based aging measure, Phenotypic Age (PhenoAge), which has...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.