By Divina Gulayan – Longevity.Technology
Are you worried that you might look older than your actual age? A study [1] shows that looking older than your age may indicate that you are at increased risk of diseases such as glaucoma or loss of vision and osteoporosis.
The study [1], published in the British Journal of Dermatology, examined high-resolution facial photographs of 2679 men and women in a population-based cohort study. The men’s and women’s chronological age ranged from 51.5 to 87.8 years old. All cohort study participants were of European descent and were assessed based on their perceived age and chronological age. Age-related morbidities of the participants’ different organ systems were recorded too.
Researchers of the study guessed the age of the participants and examined if there were trends in the morbidities of the participants against their perceived and chronological age.
