Table 1.
A comparative analysis of the prevalence of centenarians and non-centenarians.
| Centenarians | Non-centenarians | Chi-square | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | No | 168 (65.9%) | 384 (73.0%) | 4.203 | 0.044 |
| Yes or not sure | 87 (34.1%) | 142 (27.0%) | |||
| Stroke, Stroke sequelae | No | 242 (94.9%) | 508 (96.6%) | 1.266 | 0.328 |
| Yes or not sure | 13 (5.1%) | 18 (3.4%) | |||
| Tumor | No | 253 (99.2%) | 500 (95.1%) | 8.593 | 0.002 |
| Yes or not sure | 2 (0.8%) | 26 (4.9%) | |||
| Coronary heart disease | No | 231 (90.6%) | 464 (88.2%) | 0.989 | 0.393 |
| Yes or not sure | 24 (9.4%) | 62 (11.8%) | |||
| Stomach and duodenal ulcer | No | 252 (98.8%) | 490 (93.2%) | 11.628 | <0.001 |
| Yes or not sure | 3 (1.2%) | 36 (6.8%) | |||
| Diabetes | No | 251 (98.4%) | 491 (93.3%) | 9.362 | 0.001 |
| Yes or not sure | 4 (1.6%) | 35 (6.7%) | |||
| Bronchial asthma and chronic | No | 243 (95.3%) | 453 (86.1%) | 14.898 | <0.001 |
| Obstructive pulmonary disease | Yes or not sure | 12 (4.7%) | 73 (13.9%) | ||
| Tuberculosis | No | 255 (100.0%) | 506 (96.2%) | 9.951 | <0.001 |
| Yes or not sure | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (3.8%) |
Because the number of people choosing not to know was small, they were classified as the number of people who were ill.