Vaillant G E
Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
J Gerontol. 1991 Nov;46(6):P292-8. doi: 10.1093/geronj/46.6.p292.
A cohort of 184 men from socioeconomically advantaged ancestors has been followed from ages 18 to 65. In order to test the hypothesis that ancestral longevity would predict both mental and physical vigor, the men's physical and psychosocial health have been prospectively monitored, and the age at death of their parents and grandparents obtained. Ancestral longevity was strongly predictive of chronic illness at age 60 +/- 1 years and mortality at age 68 +/- 1 years. Long-lived ancestors, however, exerted little effect in predicting psychosocial vigor and mental health at age 65.
一组来自社会经济条件优越家庭的184名男性，从18岁到65岁一直受到跟踪研究。为了验证祖辈长寿能预测心理和身体活力这一假设，对这些男性的身体和心理社会健康进行了前瞻性监测，并获取了他们父母和祖父母的死亡年龄。祖辈长寿能有力地预测60±1岁时的慢性病和68±1岁时的死亡率。然而，长寿的祖辈在预测65岁时的心理社会活力和心理健康方面几乎没有作用。
