Activities of daily living impairment

Longevity guardians phenotype is associated with activities of daily living impairment in humans.

“the socially buffered survivors had the highest ADL impairment level, whereas the longevity guardians had the lowest impairment level.”

Humansin Japanese-American male centenariansmales

Identification of Novel Centenarian Phenotypes From the Kuakini Honolulu Asia Aging Study: A Latent Class Analysis · GSA 2025 abstract · 31 Dec 2025

Activities of daily living impairment is associated with lifespan in humans (β = -.23 p <.001).

“ADL impairment (β = -.23 p <.001), health behaviors, (i.e., BMI, smoking and drinking, β =.55, p <.01, β = -.10, p <.001, and β = -.08, p <.01, respectively)”

Humansmalesn = 3,734

LONGEVITY IN THE PACIFIC: FINDINGS FROM THE KUAKINI HAWAII CENTENARIAN STUDY · GSA 2024 abstract · 31 Dec 2024