Exceptional Parental Longevity and Onset of Morbidity and Mortality Across Cohorts

In this cohort study of parental longevity, centenarians’ offspring exhibited delayed onset of mortality and several morbidities as well as reduced age-associated risk for several morbidities. These findings support the value of using this group as a research model for identifying factors that may promote healthy aging and the suitability of parental longevity as a criterion in prospective studies of resilience.

Corresponding Author: Eric R. Reed, PhD, Department of Medicine, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave, Belfer Building, Ste 702, Bronx, NY 10461 (eric.reed@einsteinmed.edu).

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