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Physical activity strongest predictor of survival in old age: studyAugust 31, 2012, 12:35 pm by New York Daily News - HealthFor the study, researchers from the Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University kept track of 1,800 Swedes aged 75 and older for 18 years, between 1987 and 2005. In the follow-up period, 92 percent of the participants died, while half of them lived longer than the age of 90.
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