Frailty and biological age. Which best describes our aging and longevity?

Frailty and Biological Age are two closely related concepts; however, frailty is a multisystem geriatric syndrome that applies to elderly subjects, whereas biological age is a gerontologic way to describe the rate of aging of each individual, which can be used from the beginning of the aging process...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular aspects of medicine 2024-08, Vol.98, p.101291, Article 101291
Hauptverfasser: Félix, Judith, Martínez de Toda, Irene, Díaz-Del Cerro, Estefanía, González-Sánchez, Mónica, De la Fuente, Mónica
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Zusammenfassung:Frailty and Biological Age are two closely related concepts; however, frailty is a multisystem geriatric syndrome that applies to elderly subjects, whereas biological age is a gerontologic way to describe the rate of aging of each individual, which can be used from the beginning of the aging process, in adulthood. If frailty reaches less consensus on the definition, it is a term much more widely used than this of biological age, which shows a clearer definition but is scarcely employed in social and medical fields. In this review, we suggest that this Biological Age is the best to describe how we are aging and determine our longevity, and several examples support our proposal.
ISSN:0098-2997
1872-9452
1872-9452
DOI:10.1016/j.mam.2024.101291