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A lot of women experience a decline in health and function between their 50s and their 60s, and now a US study has identified several factors which may make big declines more likely. The study found that several factors that might indicate who was most at risk of a decline in health over a ten year period - including having lower levels of health at age 55, having high body mass index, lower levels of education, being a current smoker, and having other conditions including osteoarthritis, depression, and cardiovascular disease. The authors say these factors could potentially form part of a clinical score to identify women at increased risk of physical health and functional declines.
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