Table 1. Characteristics of supercentenarians.

Age	Age atDraw	Sex	Race	Major Age-relatedDiseases	Hearing	Vision	Dental	Communi-cation	Mobility
116	114	F	CAU	None	••	••	•••	•••	•
114	110	F	HIS	None	••	•	•	••	••
114	112	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	•	•
114	112	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	•	••
114	114	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	•	•
114	110	F	HIS	None	••	••	•••	••	•••
113	111	F	CAU	None	•••	•••	•••	••	••
113	112	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	••	••
113	113	F	AA	None	•••	•••	•••	••	••
112	110	F	CAU	None	••	••	•••	••	••
111	110	F	CAU	Alzheimer’s	•	•	•	•	•
111	110	F	CAU	None	•	•••	•	••	••
111	110	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	••	••
111	110	F	CAU	None	••	•••	•••	•••	•••
111	110	M	CAU	Cancer	•••	•••	•••	••	•••
111	111	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	••	••
110	110	F	CAU	None	•	•	•	••	••

Age is age at death or last reported age alive. Age at (blood) draw was validated as described in methods. Sex is female (F) or male (M). Race (or ethnicity) is Caucasian (CAU), Hispanic (HIS) or African-American (AA). Major age-related diseases were known events of cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s or type 2 diabetes at blood draw (i.e. enrollment). Functional status is indicated as: ••• (good), •• (moderate) or • (poor). Hearing: ••• good in both ears; •• impaired in one, good in other ear; • impaired in both ears. Vision: ••• could read newspaper; •• could watch television; • could do neither. Teeth: ••• had teeth of their own; • no teeth of their own. Communication: ••• talked independently and coherently; •• slow speech, needed interpreter; • incoherent or no communication. Mobility: ••• could walk; •• uses wheelchair; • bed confined.