Biological basis of the sex differential in longevity

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1986 Jun;34(6):455-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1986.tb03414.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Arteriosclerosis / blood
  • Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology
  • Arteriosclerosis / mortality*
  • Child
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / adverse effects
  • Coronary Disease / mortality
  • Estrogens / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones / physiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / mortality
  • Infant
  • Life Expectancy
  • Life Style
  • Lipoproteins / blood
  • Longevity*
  • Male
  • Menopause
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality
  • Pregnancy
  • Risk
  • Sex Factors
  • Smoking
  • United States

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
  • Estrogens
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones
  • Lipoproteins
  • Cholesterol