The scientists compared men in their 50s with women of the same age.
Old age research was conducted on women and men.
The address of the research was Jyvaskyla University in Finland.
Scientists have revealed that men biologically age faster than women.
Men are biologically larger than women
As part of the study, published in “The Journals of Gerontology: Series A,” researchers found that men in their 50s are on average 4 years older biologically than women of the same age.
It was explained by the fact that men biologically age faster, smoke more often, and have a larger body structure.
Scientists’ research on aging
The study examined whether there were differences in biological aging between men and women and how these differences were related to lifestyle.
To measure biological aging, epigenetic clocks were used to examine factors related to life expectancy throughout an individual’s life.
Rare study design used
Anna Kankaanpaa, lead author of the study, “We used a very rare study design in our research and compared the rate of aging between opposite-sex twins. A similar difference was observed between these twins. The brother was about a year older than his sister biologically.” said.
According to AA, lifestyle factors such as education, body mass index, smoking and alcohol use, and physical activity were measured using questionnaires.