RealAge Test Resources and References
To continually improve the one-of-a-kind RealAge Test, our team of medical experts reviews thousands of medical studies and uses the results of hundreds of clinical trials in combination with statistical information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the National Center for Health Statistics. Below is a selection of these key primary references as well as several credible resources on health, disease, and aging.
General Information on Health, Disease, and Aging
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Women's Health Information Center
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Selected Primary Articles
The association of anger and hostility with future coronary heart disease: a meta-analytic review of prospective evidence. Chida, Y., Steptoe, A., Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2009 Mar 17;53(11):936-946.
Association of physical activity with cancer incidence, mortality, and survival: a population-based study of men. Orsini, N. et al., British Journal of Cancer 2008 Jun 3;98(11):1864-1869.
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and mortality in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative calcium-vitamin D randomized controlled trial. LaCroix, A. Z. et al., Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2009 May;64(5):559-567.
Cardiorespiratory risk factors as predictors of 40-year mortality in women and men. Ferrie, J. E. et al., Heart 2009 Aug;95(15):1250-1257.
Does mortality of the aged increase with the number of falls? Results from a nine-year follow-up study. Sylliaas, H. et al., European Journal of Epidemiology 2009;24(7):351-355.
Fish consumption and risk of major chronic disease in men. Virtanen, J. K. et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008 Dec;88(6):1618-1625.
Fish, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and mortality from cardiovascular diseases in a nationwide community-based cohort of Japanese men and women. Yamagishi, K. et al., Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2008;52:988-996.
Frequency of attendance at religious services and mortality in a U.S. national cohort. Gillum, R. F. et al., Annals of Epidemiology 2008 Feb;18(2):124-129.
General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe. Pischon, T. et al., New England Journal of Medicine 2008 Nov 13;359(20):2105-2120.
Gingival transcriptome patterns during induction and resolution of experimental gingivitis in humans. Offenbacher, S. et al., Journal of Periodontology 2009 Dec;80(12):1963-1982.
Gluteofemoral body fat as a determinant of metabolic health. Manolopoulos, K. N. et al., International Journal of Obesity 2010 Jun;34(6):949-959.
Health insurance and mortality in US adults. Wilper, A. P. et al., American Journal of Public Health 2009 Dec;99(12):2289-2295.
Impact of body mass index and the metabolic syndrome on the risk of cardiovascular disease and death in middle-aged men. Arnlov, J. et al., Circulation 2010 Jan 19;121(2):230-236.
Indoor tanning and risk of melanoma: a case-control study in a highly exposed population. Lazovich, D. et al., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention 2010 Jun;19(6):1557-1568.
Is gum disease killing your patient? Seymour, R. A., British Dental Journal 2009 May 23;206(10):551-552.
Is relative mortality of type 2 diabetes mellitus decreasing? Gulliford, M. C., Charlton, J., American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 Feb 15;169(4):455-461.
The joint effects of different types of glucose-lowering treatment and duration of diabetes on total and cardiovascular mortality among subjects with type 2 diabetes. Khalangot, M. et al., Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2008 Oct;82(1):139-147.
Major lipids, apolipoproteins, and risk of vascular disease. Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, Di Angelantonio, E. et al., JAMA 2009 Nov 11;302(18):1993-2000.
Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies. Jakobsen, M. U. et al., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2009 May;89(5):1425-1432.
Marital trajectories and mortality among US adults. Dupre, M. E. et al., American Journal of Epidemiology 2009 Sep 1;170(5):546-555.
Meat intake and mortality: a prospective study of over half a million people. Sinha, R. et al., Archives of Internal Medicine 2009 Mar 23;169(6):562-571.
Melanoma markers in marathon runners: increase with sun exposure and physical strain. Richtig, E. et al., Dermatology 2008;217(1):38-44.
Obesity and cardiovascular disease: risk factor, paradox, and impact of weight loss. Lavie, C. J. et al., Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2009 May 26;53(21):1925-3192.
Optimism, cynical hostility, and incident coronary heart disease and mortality in the Women's Health Initiative. Tindle, H. A. et al., Circulation 2009 Aug 25;120(8):656-662.
Physical activity interventions and changes in perceived home and facility environments. Ries, A. V. et al., Preventive Medicine 2009 Dec;49(6):515-517.
Positive psychological well-being and mortality: a quantitative review of prospective observational studies. Chida, Y., Steptoe, A., Psychosomatic Medicine 2008 Sep;70(7):741-756.
Predictors of mortality among a national sample of elderly widowed people: analysis of 28-year mortality rates. Bowling, A., Age and Ageing 2009 Sep;38(5):527-530.
Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. Esserman, L. et al., JAMA 2009 Oct 21;302(15):1685-1692.
Rosuvastatin to prevent vascular events in men and women with elevated C-reactive protein. Ridker, P. M. et al., New England Journal of Medicine 2008 Nov 20;359(21):2195-2207.
Screening and prostate-cancer mortality in a randomized European study. Schroder, F. H. et al., New England Journal of Medicine 2009 Mar 26;360(13):1320-1328.
Screening for prostate cancer -- the controversy that refuses to die. Barry, M. J., New England Journal of Medicine 2009 Mar 26;360(13):1351-1354.
Screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm: 10 year mortality and cost effectiveness results from the randomised Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study. Thompson, S. G. et al., Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study Group, BMJ 2009 Jun 24;338:b2307.
Sleep duration and cardiovascular disease: results from the National Health Interview Survey. Sabanayagam, C., Shankar, A., Sleep 2010 Aug 1;33(8):1037-1042.
Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to mortality in women. Kenfield, S. A. et al., JAMA 2008 May 7;299(17):2037-2047.
Stressful life-events exposure is associated with 17-year mortality, but it is health-related events that prove predictive. Phillips, A. C. et al., British Journal of Health Psychology 2008 Nov;13(Pt 4):647-657.
