AGING DYNAMICS OF A NONSELECTED POPULATIO N OF PARTIAL REPRESENTATIVITY

Aging rates of a sample which should represent the total population li ving in a district of Madrid were studied using the vectorial calculat ion as a mathematical model. The number of individuals who finally par ticipated was 867, homogeneously distributed by sex and age decades in the age range of 20-100 years. A total of 15 variables was applied, b ut they were deduced from health-related data obtained from a special elaborated questionnaire. The resulting aging factor - a dimension to evaluate the aging acceleration - agrees with the corresponding result s of biological aging studies previously published. Moreover, we conte nd that the obtained information from the simply sent questionnaire is accurate and of biological value, and would enable studies on the agi ng rates of populations.