Association Between Long-Term Aspirin Use and Frailty in Men: The Physicians' Health Study.

Ariela R OrkabyLaiji YangAlyssa B DufourThomas G TravisonHoward D SessoJane A DriverLuc DjousseJ Michael Gaziano

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)

Long-term regular aspirin use is inversely associated with frailty among older men, even after consideration of multimorbidity and health behaviors. Work is needed to understand the role of medications with anti-inflammatory properties on aging.

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