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Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Background: The growth rate of centenarians was unusually rapid in recent decades, ushering in an era of longevity. This study aims to explore the difference between centenarians and non-centenarians using quantitative research, and to scientifically ...
Chao Rong +8 more
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Comparing the support-efficacy model among centenarians living in private homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes [PDF]
, 2011 We investigated the influence of social relations on health outcomes in very late life by examining the support-efficacy convoy model among older adults who resided in three different residential environments (centenarians in private homes, n = 126 ...
Alex J. Bishop +12 more
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Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018 Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has an increased prevalence (approximately 20–25% of the adult population) all over the world. Immunological function is significantly associated with the development of MetS, and MetS is beginning to be considered as
Shihui Fu +5 more
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Centenarians’ Autobiographies [PDF]
Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research.
Banerjee, Mita
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A centenarian extraordinaire [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2011 SummaryHenry Rollin, a distinguished Member, Fellow and now Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has attained his 101st year. The achievements of this remarkable man are described and speculations made about the reasons for his longevity and his plans for the future.
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Frailty and depression in centenarians
, 2017 Background: Physical frailty and depression are common comorbid conditions that have important impact on older adults. Few studies however have examined their cooccurrence in centenarians.
Paúl, C +3 more
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Heart Rate Variability and Exceptional Longevity
Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Centenarians are the paradigm of human extreme longevity and healthy aging, because they have postponed, if not avoided, mayor age-related diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential differences in resting heart rate variability (HRV)
Adrián Hernández-Vicente +19 more
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Biological Frailty Index in centenarians [PDF]
, 2022 This study measured the subclinical frailty of centenarians by looking at the accumulation of their biological abnormalities. For this aim, a biological Frailty Index (FI) was computed in centenarians living in Northern Italy.
Arosio B. +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundCentenarians exhibit extreme longevity and have been postulated, by some researchers, as a model for healthy aging. The identification of the characteristics of centenarians might be useful to understand the process of human aging.MethodsIn ...
Sara Cruces-Salguero +8 more
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An Oral Health Study of Centenarians and Children of Centenarians [PDF]
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014 Objectives To determine whether oral health is better in centenarians than in a published birth cohort–matched sample and to compare oral health in centenarian offspring with a case‐controlled reference sample.
Laura B, Kaufman +6 more
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