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| Do all systems age together? | | Author(s) | A Aihie Sayer, C Osmond, R Briggs |
| Journal title | Gerontology, vol 45, no 2, March-April 1999 |
| Pages | pp 83-86 |
| Keywords | Biological ageing. |
| Annotation | Ageing changes in different body systems are well described, but few studies have considered the relationship between them. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interrelationships between markers of ageing in different parts of the body. A cross-sectional study design was used. Structural and functional markers of ageing were measured in a number of different body systems. Conditional independence analysis demonstrated that the ageing markers selected clustered into two groups, either related to chronological age or adult height. Visual acuity, lens opacity, hearing threshold, cognitive decline, and the number of teeth were associated with age, while systolic blood pressure and skin thickness were related to height. Grip strength was associated with both. The differential associations of the ageing markers with chronological age and adult height suggest than different systems do not age together. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990312402 A |
| Classmark | BH |
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