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Depression and hypertension among Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010AbstractPurposeIn this study, we explored association between hypertension and depression in the very elderly using a sample ranged in age from 90 to 108 years.MethodsA cross‐sectional study.ResultsThe sample included 687 unrelated Chinese nonagenarians/centenarians (67.4% women, mean age 93.51 years).
Zhao, Wen +8 more
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Cognitive Impairment and Depression Among Chinese Nonagenarians/Centenarians
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010In this study, we explored the association between cognitive impairment and depression in the very elderly using a sample aged 90-108 years.A cross-sectional study.The sample included 682 unrelated Chinese nonagenarians/centenarians (67.25% women, mean age of 93.49 years). The mean depression score (measured with the brief 23-item Geriatrics Depression
Yue, Ji-Rong +8 more
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Successful aging and its subtypes in centenarians: The Chinese experience
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2023This editorial comments on the article by Lu et al
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Aging & Mental Health, 2015
This study applied a multidimensional model on a continuum to examine successful aging (SA) and investigated whether SA is associated with biomedical and psychosocial-demographic factors among Hong Kong Chinese near-centenarians and centenarians.A cross-sectional data analysis was performed on a geographically representative sample of 120 near ...
Karen Siu-Lan, Cheung, Bobo Hi-Po, Lau
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This study applied a multidimensional model on a continuum to examine successful aging (SA) and investigated whether SA is associated with biomedical and psychosocial-demographic factors among Hong Kong Chinese near-centenarians and centenarians.A cross-sectional data analysis was performed on a geographically representative sample of 120 near ...
Karen Siu-Lan, Cheung, Bobo Hi-Po, Lau
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Body Mass Index and Disability in Chinese Nonagenarians and Centenarians
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2014To examine the potential association between body mass index (BMI) and activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) disabilities in a population-based sample of Chinese nonagenarians and centenarians.This study analyzed data obtained from a survey conducted in 870 elderly Chinese adults aged 90 years or older in
Ming, Yang +6 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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