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Old news?

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:55 pm
by barbS
Strikingly, Southern Italians who carry ApoE4 and live in Italy exhibit a normal rate of living to be in the oldest 1% of the population, above 95 years for men and 99 years for women; odds ratio 1.21, p = 0.38. However, Southern Italians who carry ApoE4 but who live in the United States exhibit a highly reduced chance of living into late old age; odds ratio 0.29, p < 0.01 [9]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073598/

Re: Old news?

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:14 pm
by SandyZ
barbS wrote: Sat Jul 23, 2022 7:55 pm Strikingly, Southern Italians who carry ApoE4 and live in Italy exhibit a normal rate of living to be in the oldest 1% of the population, above 95 years for men and 99 years for women; odds ratio 1.21, p = 0.38. However, Southern Italians who carry ApoE4 but who live in the United States exhibit a highly reduced chance of living into late old age; odds ratio 0.29, p < 0.01 [9]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8073598/
Hi Barb, Thank you for posting this. This is an interesting study. We can find hope in this, knowing that a lot is in our control. Have you noticed any benefits in changes that you have made?

Re: Old news?

Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:39 pm
by barbS
You are welcome.☺