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- Title
Estimating Biological Age in the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study.
- Authors
Zhong, Xin; Lu, Yanxia; Gao, Qi; Nyunt, Ma Shwe Zin; Fulop, Tamas; Monterola, Christopher Pineda; Tong, Joo Chuan; Larbi, Anis; Ng, Tze Pin
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Biological age (BA) is a more accurate measure of the rate of human aging than chronological age (CA). However, there is limited consensus regarding measures of BA in life span and healthspan.<bold>Methods: </bold>This study investigated measurement sets of 68 physiological biomarkers using data from 2,844 Chinese Singaporeans in two age subgroups (55-70 and 71-94 years) in the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study (SLAS-2) with 8-year follow-up frailty and mortality data. We computed BA estimate using three commonly used algorithms: Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Multiple Linear Regression (MLR), and Klemera and Doubal (KD) method, and additionally, explored the use of machine learning methods for prediction of mortality and frailty. The most optimal algorithmic estimate of BA compared to CA was evaluated for their associations with risk factors and health outcome.<bold>Results: </bold>Stepwise selection procedures resulted in the final selection of 8 biomarkers in males and 10 biomarkers in females. The highest-ranking biomarkers were estimated glomerular filtration rate for both genders, and the forced expiratory volume in 1 second in males and females. The BA estimates robustly predicted frailty and mortality and outperformed CA. The best performing KD measure of BA was notably predictive in the younger group (aged 55-70 years). BA estimates obtained using a machine learning train-test method were not more accurate than conventional BA estimates in predicting mortality and frailty in most situations. Biologically older people with the same CA as biologically younger individuals had higher prevalence of frailty and 8-year mortality, and worse health, behavioral, and functional characteristics.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>BA is better than CA for measuring life span (mortality) and healthspan (frailty). This measurement set of physiological markers of biological aging among Chinese robustly differentiate biologically old from younger individuals with the same CA.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; LONGITUDINAL method; OLDER people; AGE; PRINCIPAL components analysis; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE tests; MORTALITY; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; COMPARATIVE studies; AGING; FORCED expiratory volume; LONGEVITY; ALGORITHMS
- Publication
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, 2020, Vol 75, Issue 10, p1913
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/glz146