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. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2218183.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.18183.

Analysis of Biological Aging and Risks of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease-Specific Death in Cancer Survivors

Dongyu Zhang  1   2 , Christiaan Leeuwenburgh  3 , Daohong Zhou  4 , Yan Gong  5 , Marco Pahor  3 , Jonathan D Licht  2   6 , Dejana Braithwaite  1   2   7
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Analysis of Biological Aging and Risks of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease-Specific Death in Cancer Survivors

Dongyu Zhang et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association between biological aging and all-cause and cardiovascular disease–specific death rates among individuals with cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Gong reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) outside the submitted work. Dr Pahor reported receiving grants from the NIH during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Forest Plot of Biological Aging (BA) by Subpopulation
The figure shows number of participants, mean age at baseline, and mean value with 95% CI of BA by subpopulation. For sample size consideration, BA was summarized only for non-Hispanic White and Black participants when summaries were conducted by racial and ethnic group.
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