Table 1.
Characteristics of the Subjects in the Four Groups
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| Referents | Centenarians | Referents | Centenarians | |
| Number of Participants | 302 | 1,498 | 696 | 439 |
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| Males | 163 (54%) | 367 (24%) | 339 (49%) | 112 (26%) |
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| Females | 139 (46%) | 1,131(76%) | 357 (51%) | 327 (74%) |
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| Age at Enrollmenta | 72 (49 – 89) | 101 (95 – 119) | 74 (53 – 93) | 97 (95 – 110) |
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| Males | 73 (57 – 89) | 100 (95 – 113) | 74 (55 – 92) | 97 (95 – 106) |
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| Females | 70 (49 – 85) | 101 (95 – 119) | 73 (53 – 93) | 97 (95 – 110) |
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| Number (%) of Cancer Cases | 111 (37%) | 266 (18%) | 141 (20%) | 78 (18%) |
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| Number (%) of Cardiovascular Cases | 101 (35%) | 615 (43%) | 116 (19%) | 120 (27%) |
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| Number (%) of Diabetes Mellitus Cases | 52 (17%) | 97 (6%) | 32 (5%) | 22 (5%) |
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| Number (%) of Hypertension Cases | 186 (62%) | 570 (41%) | 296 (46%) | 143 (41%) |
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| Number (%) of Osteoporosis Cases | 90 (31%) | 589 (47%) | 61 (9%) | 99 (22%) |
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| Number (%) of Stroke Cases | 36 (12%) | 261 (18%) | 10 (2%) | 42 (10%) |
a
Median age (range) in years.
NECS = New England Centenarian Study; LGP = Longevity Genes Project.