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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 May 6;1863(5):1037–1045. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.04.017

Figure 1. Common pathways of aging-associated disorders.

Figure 1

The risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in elderly individuals is increased by other aging-associated comorbidities including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular impairment. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic inflammation observed in these conditions are also some of the important causes of AD.