Learning From Leaders: Life-span Trends in Olympians and Supercentenarians.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
; 70(8): 944-9, 2015 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Life-span trends progression has worldwide practical implications as it may affect the sustainability of modern societies. We aimed to describe the secular life-span trends of populations with a propensity to live longer-Olympians and supercentenarians-under two hypotheses an ongoing life-span extension versus a biologic "probabilistic barrier" limiting further progression. In a study of life-span densities (total number of life durations per birth date), we analyzed 19,012 Olympians and 1,205 supercentenarians deceased between 1900 and 2013. Among most Olympians, we observed a trend toward increased life duration. This trend, however, decelerates at advanced ages leveling off with the upper values with a perennial gap between Olympians and supercentenarians during the whole observation period. Similar tendencies are observed among supercentenarians, and over the last years, a plateau attests to a stable longevity pattern among the longest-lived humans. The common trends between Olympians and supercentenarians indicate similar mortality pressures over both populations that increase with age, scenario better explained by a biologic "barrier" forecast.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Longevidad
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
Asunto de la revista:
GERIATRIA
Año:
2015
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
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EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA