The phrase "age may be due" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the potential reasons or factors related to age, such as in medical or demographic discussions.
Example: "The decline in physical ability may be due to age, but other factors should also be considered."
Alternatives: "age might be a factor" or "age could be responsible".
Taking into account the recent work of Bender et al. [23], it may be suggested that the reduction of the CNV voltage over Cz with increasing age may be due to developmental changes in modulatory circuits of the brainstem, i.e. due to reduced influences of the unspecific ascending reticular formation on the excitability in the cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical loop [3, 39].
The greater mean age may be due to the higher survival rate of the patients.
The observation of decreasing CNS metastasis with increasing age may be due to underlying pathophysiology or treatment effects (or both).
Consequently, the diagnosis of prostate cancer in Black men at an earlier age may be due to a greater biological susceptibility to the disease.
The strong relationship between reclassification to reduced kidney function by eGFRcys and age may be due to inherent properties of the filtration markers.
Thus, reproductive failure with age may be due, at least in part, to deterioration of somatic microenvironments (niches) that support stem cell function.
On the contrary, untimely ageing may be due to faulty food habits, sedentary life-style or stress.
These changes, if found within neurological cells, may indicate the possibility of gradual loss of cognitive function with aging may be due to age-associated genomic modifications.
In the Discussion the authors write: "Aging was suggested to result from accumulation of molecular damage... ........ and a few sentences later: "Alternatively, aging may be due to cumulative damage"; why should this be an alternative?
Alternatively, this age effect may be due to the age of the photographed individuals who are between the ages of 18 and 33.
The weaker associations for the very young (age 0-4) and the elderly (age 65+) may be due to greater uncertainty in identifying (as reported by self or family members) asthma in these age groups.
