Open AccessExceptional Longevity in Men
Author(s) -
Laurel B. Yates,
Luc Djoussé,
Tobias Kurth,
Julie E. Buring,
J. Michael Gaziano
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.77
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , longevity , confidence interval , obesity , prospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , demography , cohort , cohort study , incidence (geometry) , gerontology , proportional hazards model , endocrinology , physics , sociology , optics
Prospective data on nongenetic determinants of exceptional longevity are limited, and information on long-lived men and their functional status is particularly sparse. We examined modifiable factors associated with a life span of 90 or more years and late-life function in men.
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