Adcoms: Is there any inherent bias held towards traditional candidates, now that so many people take gap years?

Having attended recent interviews I see roughly 3/4 of the candidates are older, have taken multiple gap years, have families and such. With all things being equal - GPA, MCAT, experiences, references, community service and volunteering, do you think committees prefer these type of candidates these days? Is there any inherent bias held towards traditional candidates, now that so many people take gap years? And by bias, I do not mean personal bias, but a view that these students are better... Adcoms: Is there any inherent bias held towards traditional candidates, now that so many people take gap years?
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