2022
Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study
Cao X, Ma C, Zheng Z, He L, Hao M, Chen X, Crimmins EM, Gill TM, Levine ME, Liu Z. Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study. EClinicalMedicine 2022, 51: 101548. PMID: 35844770, PMCID: PMC9284373, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease Research CenterDisadvantaged subpopulationsAdulthood circumstancesAlzheimer's Disease Research CenterRetirement Longitudinal StudyFunctional agingLife course circumstancesAdvancing Translational SciencesRetrospective studyChronic diseasesGeneral linear regression modelHealth gapChina HealthBiomarker collectionOlder adultsLater lifeNational InstituteLongitudinal studySubpopulationsLinear regression modelsTranslational scienceRegression modelsChildhoodAdvantaged counterpartsHealth
2019
Changing Disease Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality Among Older Cohorts: The Health and Retirement Study
Crimmins EM, Zhang YS, Kim JK, Levine ME. Changing Disease Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality Among Older Cohorts: The Health and Retirement Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2019, 74: s21-s26. PMID: 31724057, PMCID: PMC6853787, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial infarctionHeart diseaseOlder cohortDisease prevalencePopulation healthPrevalence of cancerPrevalence of peopleYounger cohortsRetirement StudyStart of observationCardiovascular conditionsAge 70CohortOlder personsInfarctionPrevalenceIncidenceDeath rateStrokeDiseaseImportant signCancerMortalityHealthDiabetes
2018
Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades
Levine ME, Crimmins EM. Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades. Demography 2018, 55: 387-402. PMID: 29511995, PMCID: PMC5897168, DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0644-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological ageModifiable health behaviorsModifiable risk factorsLife expectancySex-specific changesNHANES IVMedication useNHANES IIIRisk factorsDegree of improvementHealth behaviorsOlder groupOlder adultsPace of agingAgeSex groupsGreater declineGreater improvementChronological ageContribution of changesHealthExpectancy
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 role of physiological markers of health in the association between demographic factors and periodontal disease
Levine ME, Kim JK, Crimmins EM. The role of physiological markers of health in the association between demographic factors and periodontal disease. Journal Of Periodontal Research 2012, 48: 367-372. PMID: 23231345, PMCID: PMC3609891, DOI: 10.1111/jre.12016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinPeriodontal diseaseRace/ethnicitySocio-economic statusDemographic factorsOral health statusMultiple physiological systemsSystemic healthOral diseasesMeasures of SESHigh prevalencePhysiological measuresHealth statusSocio-demographic variablesLogistic regressionDiseaseCytomegalovirusElevated levelsAssociationEarly agingLow-income individualsPhysiological markersBiomarkersDemographic variablesHealth