Middle aged mothers live longer

被引：157

作者：

Perls, TT ^{[1
]}

Alpert, L ^{[1
]}

Fretts, RC ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MED CTR, DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1997年 / 389卷 / 6647期

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D O I：

10.1038/38148

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Comparing two groups of women born in 1896, we found that women who lived to at least age 100 were four times more likely to have had children while in their forties than women who survived only to age 73. The ability to have children in the fifth decade may be a marker for slow ageing and subsequent ability to achieve extreme longevity. We propose that the evolutionary pressure to extend lifespan is closely linked to prolonging the period of time during which women can bear children.

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页码：133 / 133

页数：1

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