2019
Correction: A new aging measure captures morbidity and mortality risk across diverse subpopulations from NHANES IV: A cohort study
Liu Z, Kuo PL, Horvath S, Crimmins E, Ferrucci L, Levine M. Correction: A new aging measure captures morbidity and mortality risk across diverse subpopulations from NHANES IV: A cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2019, 16: e1002760. PMID: 30802240, PMCID: PMC6388911, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002760.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A new aging measure captures morbidity and mortality risk across diverse subpopulations from NHANES IV: A cohort study
Liu Z, Kuo PL, Horvath S, Crimmins E, Ferrucci L, Levine M. A new aging measure captures morbidity and mortality risk across diverse subpopulations from NHANES IV: A cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002718. PMID: 30596641, PMCID: PMC6312200, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenotypic AgeNHANES IVCause mortalityMortality riskHealth behaviorsRepresentative US adult populationDisease-free personsOld-old adultsChronological ageRisk of deathAge 85 yearsCause-specific mortalityCause of deathProportional hazards modelUS adult populationHealth behavior characteristicsDisease countsPotential biological mechanismsEfficacy of interventionsRace/ethnicityNormal BMICohort studyDiverse subpopulationsHazards modelRisk individualsIs 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