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Development and Validation of 2 Composite Aging Measures Using Routine Clinical Biomarkers in the Chinese Population: Analyses From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies
18 Sept 2020
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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to: (i) develop 2 composite aging measures in the Chinese population using 2 recent advanced algorithms (the Klemera and Doubal method and Mahalanobis distance); and (ii) validate the 2 measures by examining their associations with mortality and disease counts. METHODS: Based on data from the China Nutrition and Health Survey (CHNS) 2009 wave (N = 8119, aged 20-79 years, 53.5% women),...
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