The broad, long-term objective of the proposed research is to evaluate the effects of dynamic interplay of genetic, physiological, demographic, and behavioral factors on the age-trajectories of the """"""""systemic"""""""" variables characterizing aging process in humans, risks of development and progression of health disorders in adult and elderly individuals, life span, and free-of-disease life span, using newly elaborated statistical methods. These methods are based on mathematical and computer models of aging, health, and longevity capable of describing longitudinal samples with and without genetic information and estimating age patterns of morbidity and mortality risks, as well as new """"""""systemic"""""""" variables characterizing age-dependent physiological """"""""norm"""""""", rate of allostatic adaptation, levels of accumulated allostatic load, rates of decline in stress resistance, adaptive capacity, and stochasticity, along with the associated risks of morbidity, overall and cause-specific mortality, in the presence of demographic and behavioral factors. Such comprehensive evaluation is possible due to unique information collected in the Framingham Heart (FHS) and Offspring (FHSO) Studies. The unique advantage of these data is a combination of genetic and non-genetic factors, detailed longitudinal information on physiological changes, risks of major chronic diseases and mortality risk. The following specific aims will be addressed: 1) Evaluate the effects of selected genetic polymorphisms on age patterns of morbidity and mortality rates. 2) Evaluate time trends in the respective morbidity/mortality age patterns and estimate their alteration for the selected polymorphisms. 3) Evaluate the effects of selected genetic polymorphisms on the age-trajectories of physiological indices and new """"""""systemic"""""""" variables. 4) Examine the effects of additive superposition and nonlinear interaction of the selected physiological indices and genetic characteristics. 5) Evaluate the effect of genetic factors on trends in the new """"""""systemic"""""""" variables and morbidity and mortality age patterns. This research is directly relevant to public health, as it focuses on a sample of the U.S. adult and elderly individuals and proposes evaluation of the most important characteristics of aging organisms linking them with genetic information. These characteristics are of great importance for developing targeted approach in disease prevention and medical intervention for aging individuals.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AG030612-03
Application #
7673689
Study Section
Social Sciences and Population Studies Study Section (SSPS)
Program Officer
Rossi, Winifred K
Project Start
2007-09-30
Project End
2012-08-31
Budget Start
2009-09-01
Budget End
2010-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$587,756
Indirect Cost
Name
Duke University
Department
Social Sciences
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
044387793
City
Durham
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27705
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