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Indicators of ageing were measured in 397 male and 130 female London Civil Servants aged from 37 to 58 years of age. Grey hair, skin inelasticity, and arcus senilis were strongly and independently related to chronological age. Also independently related were serum albumin (negatively related in both

Analbuminemia was fortuitously detected in a nonedematous 12-year-old American Indian girl with atopic dermatitis, mild bronchial asthma, a mild seizure disorder, and hyperlipoproteinemia with a corneal arcus. Immunologic methods revealed trace amounts (17 mg/100 ml) of apparently normal serum

BACKGROUND Measures of biological age have not been proven to predict mortality. This study examines whether measuring biological age improves the prediction of mortality. METHODS Prospective study from 1981 to 2001 of 397 male London Civil Servants. Two indices of biological ageing were

BACKGROUND As a component of studies on biological age, the age of subjects from their appearance (perceived age) was estimated. OBJECTIVE To determine the factors associated with looking older. METHODS Cross sectional study of London civil servants (318 men, 129 women) in the Department of the