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Tiffany Field
Departments of Pediatrics, Psychology, University of Miami/Miller School of Medicine and Fielding Graduate University, Florida, USA
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Review Article
Centenarians: A Narrative Review
Author(s): Tiffany Field*
Centenarians (100-109- years-old) were as many as 573,000 as of 2020. Most of the recent literature has been focused on identifying the unique characteristics of centenarians or predictor variables for their longevity. These have included genes, female gender, personality traits including extroversion and optimism, stress avoidance, resilience, social engagement, nutrition (especially Mediterranean or other Blue Zone diets), no smoking or chronic diseases, and physical biomarkers including low BMI, LDL and diastolic blood pressure. Although many negative effects have been expected for being centenarians, loneliness and frailty were the only prevalent problems in this recent literature. Although the lifestyle factors already mentioned have contributed to longevity, the most frequently discussed underlying mechanism has been chronic inflammatory status called “inflammaging” .. View more»