Open AccessFacial Appearance Reflects Human Familial Longevity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Healthy Individuals
Author(s) -
David A. Gunn,
Anton J.M. de Craen,
Joanne L. Dick,
Cyrena C. Tomlin,
Diana van Heemst,
Sharon D. Catt,
Tamara Griffiths,
Stephanie Ogden,
Andrea B. Maier,
Peter Murray,
C.E.M. Griffiths,
P. Eline Slagboom,
Rudi G. J. Westendorp,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/gls154
Subject(s) - offspring , quartile , medicine , disease , body mass index , risk factor , chin , framingham heart study , longevity , framingham risk score , blood pressure , demography , physiology , gerontology , anatomy , biology , confidence interval , pregnancy , genetics , sociology
As facial appearance can be readily quantified and skin tissue easily accessed, they could be valuable tools for determining how biological mechanisms influence tissue degeneration with age and, consequently, human health and lifespan. It is unknown, however, whether appearance reflects disease risk or lifespan independently of factors already known to associate with both health and appearance.
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