Aging in a ‘healthy’ population

Masked Symptoms: Mid-life Women, Health, and Work

“…Alternatively, they may perceive retirement as a more palatable choice than illness (McDonald & Donahue, 2000). Possibly, they associate illness with hegemonic medical beliefs that historically have constructed them as weak and unhealthy (see Coney, 1994;Cobb, 1993;Ehrenreich & English, 1978;Gullette, 1997;McCrea, 1983;McKinlay & McKinlay, 1986;Mitchinson, 1991;Tilt, 1857), and mid-life women may reject any label that implies they are weak and disadvantaged.…”

Masked Symptoms: Mid-life Women, Health, and Work

“…Alternatively, they may perceive retirement as a more palatable choice than illness (McDonald & Donahue, 2000). Possibly, they associate illness with hegemonic medical beliefs that historically have constructed them as weak and unhealthy (see Coney, 1994;Cobb, 1993;Ehrenreich & English, 1978;Gullette, 1997;McCrea, 1983;McKinlay & McKinlay, 1986;Mitchinson, 1991;Tilt, 1857), and mid-life women may reject any label that implies they are weak and disadvantaged.…”

Using a psychophysical approach to identify a user's self selected thermal comfort on a task chair

“…Since menopause may have an effect on the temperature sensitivity and core body temperature of a female, the upper limit for age was set at 45 years. (Note: average age for the onset of menopause ranges from 48 to 55 (McKinlay and McKinlay, 1986)). …”

Age Trends in the Level of Serum Testosterone and Other Hormones in Middle-Aged Men: Longitudinal Results from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

“…A two-stage, age-stratified cluster sample was drawn from Massachusetts' statutory annual street listing in such a way that within each age stratum (40 -49, 50 -59, 60 -69 yr) every male resident of the state had an equal probability of selection. Details of sampling and the in-home data collection protocol are published elsewhere (9,(13)(14)(15)(16). Baseline data were obtained from 1,709 respondents, 52% of those sampled and eligible.…”

“…Data were collected in the men's homes, restricting the physical measures to an essential few and the medical history to self-report of a number of chronic illnesses and behavioral variables that can be determined reliably in that setting (13,14). Blood work was limited by cost and logistics to the battery of lipid and hormone assays central to the main themes of the study.…”

Masked Symptoms: Mid-life Women, Health, and Work

“…Alternatively, they may perceive retirement as a more palatable choice than illness (McDonald & Donahue, 2000). Possibly, they associate illness with hegemonic medical beliefs that historically have constructed them as weak and unhealthy (see Coney, 1994;Cobb, 1993;Ehrenreich & English, 1978;Gullette, 1997;McCrea, 1983;McKinlay & McKinlay, 1986;Mitchinson, 1991;Tilt, 1857), and mid-life women may reject any label that implies they are weak and disadvantaged.…”

Using a psychophysical approach to identify a user's self selected thermal comfort on a task chair

“…Since menopause may have an effect on the temperature sensitivity and core body temperature of a female, the upper limit for age was set at 45 years. (Note: average age for the onset of menopause ranges from 48 to 55 (McKinlay and McKinlay, 1986)). …”

Age Trends in the Level of Serum Testosterone and Other Hormones in Middle-Aged Men: Longitudinal Results from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

“…A two-stage, age-stratified cluster sample was drawn from Massachusetts' statutory annual street listing in such a way that within each age stratum (40 -49, 50 -59, 60 -69 yr) every male resident of the state had an equal probability of selection. Details of sampling and the in-home data collection protocol are published elsewhere (9,(13)(14)(15)(16). Baseline data were obtained from 1,709 respondents, 52% of those sampled and eligible.…”

“…Data were collected in the men's homes, restricting the physical measures to an essential few and the medical history to self-report of a number of chronic illnesses and behavioral variables that can be determined reliably in that setting (13,14). Blood work was limited by cost and logistics to the battery of lipid and hormone assays central to the main themes of the study.…”

Masked Symptoms: Mid-life Women, Health, and Work

“…Alternatively, they may perceive retirement as a more palatable choice than illness (McDonald & Donahue, 2000). Possibly, they associate illness with hegemonic medical beliefs that historically have constructed them as weak and unhealthy (see Coney, 1994;Cobb, 1993;Ehrenreich & English, 1978;Gullette, 1997;McCrea, 1983;McKinlay & McKinlay, 1986;Mitchinson, 1991;Tilt, 1857), and mid-life women may reject any label that implies they are weak and disadvantaged.…”

Using a psychophysical approach to identify a user's self selected thermal comfort on a task chair

“…Since menopause may have an effect on the temperature sensitivity and core body temperature of a female, the upper limit for age was set at 45 years. (Note: average age for the onset of menopause ranges from 48 to 55 (McKinlay and McKinlay, 1986)). …”

Age Trends in the Level of Serum Testosterone and Other Hormones in Middle-Aged Men: Longitudinal Results from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study

“…A two-stage, age-stratified cluster sample was drawn from Massachusetts' statutory annual street listing in such a way that within each age stratum (40 -49, 50 -59, 60 -69 yr) every male resident of the state had an equal probability of selection. Details of sampling and the in-home data collection protocol are published elsewhere (9,(13)(14)(15)(16). Baseline data were obtained from 1,709 respondents, 52% of those sampled and eligible.…”

“…Data were collected in the men's homes, restricting the physical measures to an essential few and the medical history to self-report of a number of chronic illnesses and behavioral variables that can be determined reliably in that setting (13,14). Blood work was limited by cost and logistics to the battery of lipid and hormone assays central to the main themes of the study.…”