Contemporary Chinese centenarians: Health profiles, social support and relationships in Suixi County
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2020Centenarians are the fastest growing population worldwide. However, this group has been less studied in developing countries. Contemporary centenarians in China have experienced many ups and downs due to historical reasons, which may have resulted in a population with different characteristics from those in other countries.
Shuangmiao Wang +11 more
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Pro12Ala Polymorphism in PPARγ2 Associated with Depression in Chinese Nonagenarians/Centenarians
Archives of Medical Research, 2009The Pro12Ala polymorphism of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) has been associated with decreased obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and other age-associated diseases such as cognitive impairment, hypertension, cancer, osteoarthritis. Each one of these diseases had been linked to depression.
Yue, Ji-Rong +6 more
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Association Between Sleep Quality and Cognitive Impairment Among Chinese Nonagenarians/Centenarians
Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2012The authors examined the individual association between sleep quality and cognitive function among the very elderly.The present study analyzed data from a survey that was conducted on all residents aged 90 years or older in a district; there were 2,311,709 inhabitants in 2005.
Huang, Chang-Quan +2 more
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The association of falls and various physical activities in Chinese nonagenarians/centenarians
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2015Little is known about the relationship between falls and various physical activities in the oldest old people. This study was conducted to observe the association of fall with various exercise habits and farm work in very old people. In this cross-sectional study of a Chinese cohort of men and women aged 90-108 years, we observed the association of ...
Qiukui, Hao +5 more
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Analyzing functional status and its correlates in Chinese centenarians: A cross‐sectional study
Nursing & Health Sciences, 2020AbstractFactors affecting independence in basic and instrumental activities of daily living have been established in older adults, but not centenarians. The purpose of this study was to examine the state and factors affecting activities of daily living independence in centenarians who resided in Guangxi Province, China.
Zhaoyong Huang +7 more
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Predictors of 49-month mortality in Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians in PLAD study
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2015To examine whether a set of well-known predictors of mortality in younger elderly also maintain their importance in Chinese oldest old group.A cross-sectional study of 1401 inhabitants aged 90 and older were conducted in the area of Dujiangyan, China. 825 subjects participated and were followed up for vital status after 49 months.
Chuan, Zou +5 more
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To explore the associations between social networks, social contacts, and cognitive impairment in the very elderly aged 90-108 years.Data were from subjects of the Project of Longevity and Ageing in Dujiangyan, China. The socio-demographic, social networks, and social contacts data were collected and cognitive function was assessed in all subjects ...
Binyou, Wang, Ping, He, Birong, Dong
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DEPRESSION AND MEDICAL ILLNESS IN CHINESE NONAGENARIANS AND CENTENARIANS
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2008Huang, Chang-Quan +4 more
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Novel bile acid biosynthetic pathways are enriched in the microbiome of centenarians
Nature, 2021Yuko Sato +2 more
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COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND MEDICAL ILLNESS IN CHINESE NONAGENARIANS AND CENTENARIANS
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2009Ji-Rong, Yue +5 more
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