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Age-related deficit accumulation and the diseases of ageing

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Rockwood, Kenneth, Howlett, Susan E.·2019·Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

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With ageing, the potency of individual risk factors traditionally associated with common illnesses declines. Instead, it is becoming clear that the impact of a wide range of age-related deficits not traditionally considered as risk factors for these illnesses increases. These age-related deficits chiefly confer risk as a group, not individually. The many effects of age-related changes can be demonstrated epidemiologically, and in preclinical models, using a frailty index to distinguish between the contributions of traditional and non-traditional risk factors. Quantifying the contribution of age-related deficit accumulation in clinical and preclinical samples offers a powerful new tool for understanding mechanisms of age-related disease. It appears that a range of common late-life illnesses might be targeted by drugs aimed at ageing processes.

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  1. Armstrong, J., Mitnitski, A., Andrew, M., Launer, L., White, L., Rockwood, K., 2015c. Cumulative impact of health deficits, social vulnerabilities, and protective factors on cognitive dynamics in late life: a multistate modeling approach. Alzheimers Res. Ther. 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-015-0120-7. · DOI · Paper page
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Authors
Rockwood, K., & Howlett, S. E.
Affiliations
Dalhousie University (CA)
Corresponding author
Rockwood, Kenneth
Venue
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-06
Volume
180
Pages
107-116
ISSN
0047-6374 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2939945403
Cited by
198
References
125
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 4
FWCI
2.91
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (156114, 155961, 162462)
  • Fountain Family Innovation Fund of the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
age-related deficits, deficit accumulation, frailty index, risk factors, preclinical models, age-related decline
MeSH terms
Aged, Aging, Humans, Models, Biological, Risk Factors

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