Plan for the coming years VELUX FONDEN - D A N I S H A G I N G R E S E A R C H C E N T E R - Why do we age so differently?
Danish Aging Research Center
Greenhouse Project Line Kirkeby Petersen, MD: Cholesterol and Aging Observational studies: Low cholesterol good among younger elderly but associated with higher mortality among the Oldest-Old Clinical practice: Cholesterol lowering drugs
274 twin pairs age Blood samples 1997 Follow-up to 2009 Deaths: 289 twins 244 pairs with at least one dead twin Intrapair comparison: Control for age, sex, genetic factors Cholesterol and Mortality
2,262 (63%) 1,086 (78%) 437 (77%) 166 (74%) 862 died522 died213 died 314 Drop-outs 127 Drop-outs 58 Drop-outs Cohort - Denmark
♂ ♀ ♂ + ♀ : :30 1:10 1:15 92 years – half way to 100
Cross-sectional twin data show association Independent replication in 1905 cohort PARAOXONASE 1 (PON) analysis time genotype = QQgenotype = QR genotype = RR
Does exceptional longevity lead to exceptional levels of disability? Does exceptional longevity lead to exceptional levels of disability? The Fourth Age
Independence in the 1905-Cohort Christensen et al. PNAS, 2008
Independence in the 1905-Cohort Christensen et al. PNAS, 2008
The Failure of Success?