The relationship of race and biological age

Scientists believe that black people are aging faster than whites.

Gerontologists Morgan Levine and Eileen Crimmins of the University of Davis are confident: "Our results showed that on average, blacks typically three years older biologically than white people". Only the researchers used data from more than 7,600 black and white participants. Scientists have found the biological age based on 10 biomarkers that are associated with aging: C-reactive protein, hemoglobin, blood pressure, total cholesterol.

According to the findings, "on average, a biological age for blacks was 53,16 years, compared to 49.84 per year for whites."

Source: nauka24news.ru/