title: The assessment of biological age and sex differences of human aging.
abstract: Biological age can be assessed by means of clinical parameters. Some parameters are more suitable than others; criteria for a rational selection of such parameters are discussed in detail. The main tool used in this essay is multiple linear regression. The data reveal a characteristic sex difference in human and, presumably, mammalian aging.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012679:Sense Organs / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors