Abstract:

Objective  To analyze the relationships between lifestyle and common chronic diseases of centenarians in longevity areas of Shandong Province, China. Methods  1340 people aged over 60 were selected as research subjects from  five longevity areas (Pingyi, Chengyang, Shanxian, Rushan and Feixian) of Shandong Province, including 896 people(aged 60-79), 189 people (aged 80-99) and 255 centenarians(aged ≥100). Their socio-demographic characteristics, family environment, economic conditions, lifestyle and the prevalence of chronic diseases were collected. Results  The total prevalence of chronic diseases in centenarians was 68.63% (175/255), among them 47.45% (121/255) suffered from one disease, 17.25% (44/255) suffered from two and 3.92% (10/255) suffered from three or more diseases; Compared with the oldest-old and the young-old, the centenarians had statistical differences (P<0.05) from the prevalence of movement system diseases, eye diseases, hearing disorders and digestive diseases. The Logistic regression showed that the influencing factors of chronic diseases included age, drinking, smoking and temper.Conclusion  Low rates of smoking and drinking and gentle temper are important characteristics of centenarians and there are differences among different population on prevalence of chronic diseases. We should carry out different strategies according to different conditions so as to improve the health of the elderly people.

Key words: Centenarian, Longevity, Lifestyle, Chronic diseases