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Murata S, Meyer AC, Ebeling M, Modig K. Centenarians: who are they? A description of the total Swedish centenarian population in terms of living arrangements, health, and care utilization. Aging Clin Exp Res 2023; 35:2759-2767. [PMID: 37668844 PMCID: PMC10628024 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02555-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The global centenarian population has doubled each decade and is expected to continue growing. However, information regarding how they live, their health status, and care needs is limited. AIMS This study aims to describe the total Swedish centenarian population in terms of health status, living arrangements, and socio-demographic characteristics. METHODS This nationwide register-based study included all Swedish people reaching age 100 between 2013 and 2018. We analyzed their socio-demographic characteristics, living arrangements, number of prescribed drugs, and health status. Moreover, their care transitions from age 100 and two years forward were described. RESULTS Of 5,882 centenarians (80.7% women), only 15.0% lived at home without formal care and 24.5% cohabited on their 100th birthday. Men (22.7%) were more likely than women (13.2%) to live at home without care. Approximately half of the centenarians lived in care homes, with fewer men (41.0%) than women (54.0%). Around 66.6% had a child living within the 50 km range. Most (76.5%) had an income below the median for Swedish older adults. Almost none were free from drugs, and polypharmacy was common (65.3%). Over half had at least one morbidity. Two years later, only 4.3% lived at home without care, and 63.9% died. CONCLUSION Sweden's centenarian population is highly dependent on home care and care homes. Among the ones still living at home, the vast majority live alone and have low incomes. Strategies to manage health and social care demands of this growing population group in the coming decade are important.
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- Shunsuke Murata
- Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
- Laboratory of Population Health, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, 17177, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kim B, Kim GM, Han K, Maki N, Taniguchi K, Oh S. The Triglyceride-Glucose Index is Independently Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease in the Geriatric Population, Regardless of Obesity and Sex. Ann Geriatr Med Res 2023; 27:258-265. [PMID: 37673691 PMCID: PMC10556718 DOI: 10.4235/agmr.23.0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) negatively affects several risk factors of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This cross-sectional study investigated whether the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, which reflects IR, was independently associated with CKD in a geriatric population, regardless of obesity and sex. METHODS The analysis included 7,326 individuals (2,864 males and 4,462 females) aged ≥60 years. Non-obesity or obesity was evaluated using a body mass index cutoff of 25 kg/m2. The TyG index was calculated as ln [triglyceride concentration (mg/dL)×fasting plasma glucose concentration (mg/dL)]/2. All participants were categorized into three groups according to TyG tertiles. Moderate-to-severe CKD (MSCKD) was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of <45.0 mL/min/1.73 m2. RESULTS In males and females with or without obesity, a trend test showed a decreasing tendency in the eGFR from the lowest to highest TyG tertiles. Males without obesity and females with obesity in the middle and highest tertiles of the TyG index were 2.342 and 2.393, and were 2.313 and 3.516 times more likely to have MSCKD, respectively. Those with or without obesity in the highest tertile of the TyG index were 1.736 and 2.374 times more likely to have MSCKD, respectively. CONCLUSION Geriatric populations with an increased TyG index have a high risk of MSCKD regardless of obesity and sex. Our findings suggest that increased IR is associated with CKD in the geriatric population independent of obesity and sex.
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- Bokun Kim
- Future Convergence Research Institute, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea
- Human Community Renovation Research Center, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Human Community Renovation Research Center, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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- Human Community Renovation Research Center, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Human Community Renovation Research Center, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
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- Human Community Renovation Research Center, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
- Faculty of Rehabilitation, R Professional University of Rehabilitation, Tsuchiura, Japan
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Li Z, Ding Z, Zhao P. Comparison of functional disabilities, place of death and end-of-life medical expenditures among centenarians and non-centenarians in China: a series of cross-sectional studies. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:402. [PMID: 37391725 PMCID: PMC10311848 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04111-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-term and end-of-life (EOL) care for older adults has become a global concern due to extended longevity, which is generally accompanied by increased rates of disability. However, differences in the rates of disability in activities of daily living (ADLs), place of death and medical expenditures during the last year of life between centenarians and non-centenarians in China remain unknown. This study aims to fill this research gap to inform policy efforts for the capacity-building of long-term and EOL care for the oldest-old, especially for centenarians in China. METHODS Data from 20,228 decedents were derived from the 1998-2018 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Weighted logistic and Tobit regression models were used to estimate differences in the prevalence of functional disability, rate of death in hospitals and EOL medical expenditures by age groups among oldest-old individuals. RESULTS Of the 20,228 samples, 12,537 oldest-old individuals were female (weighted, 58.6%, hereafter); 3,767 were octogenarians, 8,260 were nonagenarians, and 8,201 were centenarians. After controlling for other covariates, nonagenarians and centenarians experienced a greater prevalence of full dependence (average marginal differences [95% CI]: 2.7% [0%, 5.3%]; 3.8% [0.3%, 7.9%]) and partial dependence (6.9% [3.4%, 10.3%]; 15.1% [10.5%, 19.8%]) but a smaller prevalence of partial independence (-8.9% [-11.6%, -6.2%]; -16.0% [-19.1%, -12.8%]) in ADLs than octogenarians. Nonagenarians and centenarians were less likely to die in hospitals (-3.0% [-4.7%, -1.2%]; -4.3% [-6.3%, -2.2%]). Additionally, nonagenarians and centenarians reported more medical expenditures during the last year of life than octogenarians with no statistically significant differences. CONCLUSION The oldest-old experienced an increased prevalence of full and partial dependence in ADLs with increasing age and reported a decline in the prevalence of full independence. Compared with octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians were less likely to die in hospitals. Therefore, future policy efforts are warranted to optimise the service provision of long-term and EOL care by age patterns for the oldest-old population in China.
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- Zhong Li
- School of Health Policy and Management, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
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Cruces-Salguero S, Larrañaga I, Mar J, Matheu A. Descriptive and predictive analysis identify centenarians' characteristics from the Basque population. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1096837. [PMID: 36761329 PMCID: PMC9905795 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1096837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Centenarians exhibit extreme longevity and have been postulated, by some researchers, as a model for healthy aging. The identification of the characteristics of centenarians might be useful to understand the process of human aging. Methods In this retrospective study, we took advantage of demographic, clinical, biological, and functional data of deceased individuals between 2014 and 2020 in Guipúzcoa (Basque Country, Spain) taken from the Basque Health Service electronic health records data lake. Fifty characteristics derived from demographic, clinical, pharmaceutical, biological, and functional data were studied in the descriptive analysis and compared through differences in means tests. Twenty-seven of them were used to build machine learning models in the predictive analysis and their relevance for classifying centenarians was assessed. Results Most centenarians were women and lived in nursing homes. Importantly, they developed fewer diseases, took fewer drugs, and required fewer medical attendances. They also showed better biological profiles, exhibiting lower levels of glucose, hemoglobin, glycosylated hemoglobin, and triglycerides in blood analysis compared with non-centenarians. In addition, machine learning analyses revealed the main characteristics of the profiles associated with centenarians' status as being women, having fewer consultations, having fewer diagnoses of neoplasms, and having lower levels of hemoglobin. Conclusions Our results revealed the main characteristics linked to centenarians in the Basque Country using Computational Biology programs. These results expand the knowledge on the characterization of the centenarian population and hence of human longevity.
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- Sara Cruces-Salguero
- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Debagoiena Integrated Healthcare Organisation, Research Unit, Arrasate-Mondragón, Guipúzcoa, Spain,Kronikgune Institute for Health Services Research, Barakaldo, Spain
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- Osakidetza Basque Health Service, Debagoiena Integrated Healthcare Organisation, Research Unit, Arrasate-Mondragón, Guipúzcoa, Spain,Kronikgune Institute for Health Services Research, Barakaldo, Spain,Epidemiology and Public Health Department, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spain
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- Cellular Oncology Group, Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento (CIBERfes), Carlos III Institute, Madrid, Spain,*Correspondence: Ander Matheu ✉
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Mineyama R, Tezuka F, Takagi N, Kokabu S, Okubo M. Nutritional Management in a 101-Year-Old Woman with Physical Inactivity and General Weakness: A Case Report. Geriatrics (Basel) 2023; 8:geriatrics8010008. [PMID: 36648913 PMCID: PMC9844409 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics8010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Japan has the world's highest life longevity, and centenarian patients are no longer rare. However, sufficient information related to centenarians is not available. Herein, we report the case of a 101-year-old centenarian woman who recovered from extreme inactivity and general weakness, mainly through nutritional management at home, to understand instances of nutritional management in centenarians. The patient developed lethargy, with a rapid decline in activity levels and food intake. She was diagnosed with senility by a primary doctor. We concluded that she had no problems with feeding and swallowing and predicted that her motivation to eat had decreased. We planned an intervention that lasted three months. To reduce the risk of aspiration, we paid attention to her posture while eating. To stimulate her appetite, we increased the variety and color of food items. To consider both the texture of food and safety, we changed the form of foods from paste (IDDSI Level 4)-like to solid food of regular size as much as possible. We recommended that the patient consume her favorite sweet between meals to enjoy eating. Two and half months after the initial intervention, the patient's inactivity and general weakness improved dramatically, which was recognized by her willingness to eat, laugh loudly, and hum, although she could not speak clearly. The patient finally was able to have dinner with her family.
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- Ryoko Mineyama
- Takagi Dental Clinic, Tsuchiura 300-0814, Japan
- Food and Nutrition Department, Koibuchi College of Agriculture and Nutrition, Mito 319-0323, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan
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- Medical Corporation Association RISEIKAI, Tokyo 470-1141, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-3-3707-4161
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Yamaguchi K, Nakanishi Y, Tangcharoensathien V, Kono M, Nishioka Y, Noda T, Imamura T, Akahane M. Rehabilitation services and related health databases, Japan. Bull World Health Organ 2022; 100:699-708. [PMID: 36324547 PMCID: PMC9589382 DOI: 10.2471/blt.22.288174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The demographic transition towards an ageing population and the epidemiological transition from communicable to noncommunicable diseases have increased the demand for rehabilitation services globally. The aims of this paper were to describe the integration of rehabilitation into the Japanese health system and to illustrate how health information systems containing real-world data can be used to improve rehabilitation services, especially for the ageing population of Japan. In addition, there is an overview of how evidence-informed rehabilitation policy is guided by the analysis of large Japanese health databases, such as: (i) the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups; (ii) the long-term care insurance comprehensive database; and (iii) the Long-Term Care Information System for Evidence database. Especially since the 1990s, the integration of rehabilitation into the Japanese health system has been driven by the country’s ageing population and rehabilitation is today provided widely to an increasing number of older adults. General medical insurance in Japan covers acute and post-acute (or recovery) intensive rehabilitation. Long-term care insurance covers rehabilitation at long-term care institutions and community facilities for older adults with the goal of helping to maintain independence in an ageing population. The analysis of large health databases can be used to improve the management of rehabilitation care services and increase scientific knowledge as well as guide rehabilitation policy and practice. In particular, such analyses could help solve the current challenges of overtreatment and undertreatment by identifying strict criteria for determining who should receive long-term rehabilitation services.
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- Kaori Yamaguchi
- Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, 351-0197, Japan
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- Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, 351-0197, Japan
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- School of Health Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Odawara, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Health Management and Policy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Health Management and Policy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Health Management and Policy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health, 2-3-6 Minami, Wako, Saitama, 351-0197, Japan
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