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Article: Older women more likely to have disabling conditions than men.(FRONTLINE)
- Article from:
- Women's Health Advisor
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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While women are more likely to live longer than men, their golden years are more likely to be impacted by disabilities, many of which are due to obesity and arthritis, according to a study presented in May at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers who compiled information from the Cardiovascular Health Study, which included almost 6,000 women and men over age 65, ...