Predicting Successful Aging in a Population-Based Sample of Georgia Centenarians

Table 3

Avenues by which we reach 100. Centenarians who first experience chronic disease before 80 are termed survivors. Centenarians who first experience chronic disease in the interval 80–98 years of age are termed delayers. Centenarians who experience chronic disease only at 98 or older are termed escapers. (a) Fraction of survivors, delayers, and escapers in the GCS [3] and NECS [4] studies. (b) Fraction of survivors, delayers, and escapers in the GCS and NECS studies when matched on the chronic diseases of NECS. (c) Fraction of survivors, delayers, and escapers by disease.

(a) Avenue to 100 in GCS (𝑁=244) and NECS studies (𝑁=424)

Avenue	Survivor (%)	Delayer (%)	Escaper (%)
GCS	43	36	17
NECS	38	42	19

Outcomes (columns) are not significantly different by exact test (𝑃=.27) [14].

(b) Avenue to 100 in GCS and NECS studies when matched on chronic diseases

Avenue	Survivor (%)	Delayer (%)	Escaper (%)
GCS	35	35	24
NECS	38	42	19

Outcomes (columns) are not significantly different by exact test (𝑃=.14) [14].

(c) Avenue to 100 in GCS dependent on disease category

Avenue	Survivor (%)	Delayer (%)	Escaper (%)
Cardiovascular disease	24	39	32
Cancer	11	14	73

Outcomes (columns) are significantly different (𝑃<.0001) between disease categories by an exact test [14].