2015
Early-Life Intelligence Predicts Midlife Biological Age
Schaefer JD, Caspi A, Belsky DW, Harrington H, Houts R, Israel S, Levine ME, Sugden K, Williams B, Poulton R, Moffitt TE. Early-Life Intelligence Predicts Midlife Biological Age. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2015, 71: 968-977. PMID: 26014827, PMCID: PMC5067943, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological ageEarly-life intelligencePopulation-representative birth cohortNutrition Examination SurveyRates of morbidityMost age-related diseasesAdvanced biological ageHeart ageExamination SurveyAge-related diseasesNational HealthChildhood healthBirth cohortParental socioeconomic statusStudy membersDunedin StudySocioeconomic statusMultiple causesTelomere lengthSignificant predictorsAgeEarly childhoodMortalityMidlifeChildhood
2014
Evidence of accelerated aging among African Americans and its implications for mortality
Levine ME, Crimmins EM. Evidence of accelerated aging among African Americans and its implications for mortality. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 118: 27-32. PMID: 25086423, PMCID: PMC4197001, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological ageNutrition Examination SurveyThird National HealthHigher biological ageMajor age-related diseasesChronological ageCancer mortalityExamination SurveyAge-related diseasesNational HealthEarly deathAge 60Age 30MortalityAge accountRacial disparitiesAgePremature declineWhite participantsAfrican AmericansCurrent studyMortality selectionHealthWhitesAging process
2012
The Impact of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation on the Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Physical Functioning
Levine ME, Crimmins EM. The Impact of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation on the Association Between Sarcopenic Obesity and Physical Functioning. Obesity 2012, 20: 2101-2106. PMID: 22310233, PMCID: PMC3527629, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2012.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryC-reactive proteinInsulin resistancePhysical functioningSarcopenic obesityPhysical functioning problemsMuscle massDifferent body composition phenotypesSerum C-reactive proteinAppendicular skeletal muscle massHomeostasis model assessmentNutrition Examination SurveyCross-sectional studyX-ray absorptiometryBody composition categoriesSkeletal muscle massBody composition phenotypesBody composition measurementsPoisson regression modelsRace/ethnicityNonsarcopenic obesitySarcopenic nonobeseSarcopenic nonobesitySarcopenic obeseSystemic inflammation