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Association between serum uric acid and major chronic diseases among centenarians in China: based on the CHCCS study

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background This study aims to analyze the distribution of serum uric acid (SUA) level based on more than 1000 centenarians and to explore the association with three common diseases including hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia.
Fuyin Kou, Shanshan Yang, Shengshu Wang, Miao Liu, Yao He   +4 more
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Use of health services and medicines amongst Australian war veterans: a comparison of young elderly, near centenarians and centenarians

BMC Geriatrics, 2010
Background Age and life expectancy of residents in many developed countries, including Australia, is increasing. Health resource and medicine use in the very old is not well studied. The purpose of this study was to identify annual use of health services
Ryan Philip, Ramsay Emmae N, Kalisch Lisa M, Roughead Elizabeth E, Gilbert Andrew L   +4 more
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Stratification in health and survival after age 100: evidence from Danish centenarians

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The existence of a super-select group of centenarians that demonstrates increased survivorship has been hypothesized. However, it is unknown if this super-select group possesses similar characteristics apart from extreme longevity.
Jesús-Adrián Alvarez, Anthony Medford, Cosmo Strozza, Mikael Thinggaard, Kaare Christensen   +4 more
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The impact of nutritional status on centenarians’ physical, mental, and functional health

Clinical Nutrition Open Science
Summary: Background & Aims: Nutrition has been described as a lifestyle factor strongly associated with health phenotypes in extreme longevity. However, little is known about its relationship with health-related outcomes in centenarians.
Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Laura Vindas-Meza, Sandra Castelblanco-Toro, Juan Carlos Salazar-Uribe, Juan-Manuel Anaya   +4 more
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Self-reported oral health in the Dutch 100-plus Study of cognitively healthy centenarians: an observational cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Due to improved healthcare, more people reach extreme ages. Oral health in the oldest-old has thus far been poorly described. Here, we investigated self-reported oral health factors, use of professional oral health care, and associations with ...
Nina Beker, Claar D. van der Maarel-Wierink, Cees de Baat, Henne Holstege   +3 more
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The relationship between sleep status and activity of daily living: based on China Hainan centenarians cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Objective This study, based on the China Hainan Centenarians Cohort Study (CHCCS), aims to comprehensively describe the characteristic of daytime, night and total sleep duration, sleep quality and different sleep mode of Hainan centenarians and their ...
Shanshan Yang, Shengshu Wang, Guangdong Liu, Rongrong Li, Xuehang Li, Shimin Chen, Yali Zhao, Miao Liu, Yunxi Liu, Yao He   +9 more
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Comparison of functional disabilities, place of death and end-of-life medical expenditures among centenarians and non-centenarians in China: a series of cross-sectional studies

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Long-term and end-of-life (EOL) care for older adults has become a global concern due to extended longevity, which is generally accompanied by increased rates of disability.
Zhong Li, Ziqin Ding, Panpan Zhao
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FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CENTENARIANS OF FLORIANÓPOLIS, BRAZIL

Journal of Physical Education, 2017
This study aimed to compare the level of physical activity and functional capacity of centenarians from Florianopolis, Brazil. To measure the level of physical activity and functional capacity, pedometer and the Katz scale, respectively, were used. Study
Inês Amanda Streit, Artur Rodrigues Fortunato, Eduardo Hauser, Giovana Zarpellon Mazo   +3 more
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Oral health and functional capacity of centenarians

Scientific Reports, 2020
The number of very old individuals, namely centenarians, is growing fast. In dentistry, the increasing number of older adults retaining natural teeth present new challenges for preventive and restorative dental care. However, there is a considerable lack
Caroline Sekundo, Eva Langowski, Samuel Kilian, Cornelia Frese   +3 more
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A survey on hearing acuity of centenarians in Hainan Province

Journal of Otology, 2018
Objective: This study aimed to investigate hearing acuity of centenarians in Hainan Province and provide basis for interventional considerations. Method: Door-to-door follow-up was conducted to investigate hearing acuity of centenarians (aged 100 years ...
Jianhui Li, Hui Zhao, Bangqing Huang, Shanshan Zhang, Kaihua Sun, Xinying Jiang, Fuxin Luan   +6 more
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