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Editorial
. 2012 Sep;60(9):1768-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04102.x.

Aging and the energetic cost of life

Luigi Ferrucci, Jennifer A Schrack, Nicolas D Knuth, Eleanor M Simonsick
Editorial

Aging and the energetic cost of life

Luigi Ferrucci et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Sep.
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Figure 1
Average changes in RMR with aging. The dashed line in adjusted for sex, lean body mass and fat mass. From cross-sectional data collected in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (N=1146)
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