Table 1.

Physical characteristics measures of the centenarians (n = 42) and healthy controls (n = 42)

Characteristics	Centenarians(n = 42)	Healthy controls(n = 42)
Age (yrs) *	102.2 ± 0.3	49.1 ± 0.8
Height (cm) *	148.3 ± 1.4	166.2 ± 1.2
Mass (kg) *	41.7 ± 1.3	62.0 ± 1.1
BMI (kg/m−2) *	18.9 ± 0.5	22.4 ± 0.2
waist circumference (cm)	76.8 ± 1.7	79.8 ± 0.9
Hip circumference (cm) *	86.0 ± 1.2	91.9 ± 0.5

Significant difference from centenarians indicated by * (p < 0.05). Data are mean ± SEM