Do gender, disability, and morbidity affect aging rate in the LLFS? Application of indices of cumulative deficits

► We use an approach of cumulative deficits to evaluate the rate of aging in participants of the Long-Life Family Study (LLFS). ► We examine if these rates were altered by gender, disability, or morbidity. ► The aging rates are the same for males and females. ► The aging rates are the same for healthy and unhealthy individuals. ► Disability qualitatively alters patterns of the aging rates of the LLFS participants.