GE CLST 80A Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.5.3-1.5.4: New England Centenarian Study, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Artery Disease

• School: UCLA
• Department: General Education Clusters
• Course: GE CLST 80A
• Professor: Paul Hsu,

Document Summary

Grow more rapidly than any other age group. More whites than elders of color live alone. Difficulties with instrumental activities of daily living (iadls) and mobility common. For every 100 centenarian women, 20. 7 centenarian men. Interest in genetics and lifestyles that may have influenced their longevity. Point to genetic factors that determine how well older person copes with disease. African american women survived 2x as many months as white men. White women survive second best and lived slightly longer than african american men. Genetics, lifestyle factors, social support, personality salient. Persons of color who live to 8(cid:887) are (cid:498)hardier(cid:499) than their white counterparts. China, sweden japan, france, denmark, korea, israel, and new england. Show slower rates of disease progression than peers. (cid:886)(cid:887)% didn"t have any of the (cid:883)(cid:882) most common chronic diseases until after 8(cid:882) Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoporosis, stroke, cancer, parkinson"s disease, thyroid conditions, dementia.