Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity : Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses
Joint Authors
Gavrilov, Leonid A.
Gavrilova, Natalia S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
This study explores the effects of month of birth (a proxy for early-life environmental influences) on the chances of survival to age 100.
Months of birth for 1,574 validated centenarians born in the United States in 1880–1895 were compared to the same information obtained for centenarians' 10,885 shorter-lived siblings and 1,083 spouses.
Comparison was conducted using a within-family analysis by the method of conditional logistic regression, which allows researchers to control for unobserved shared childhood or adulthood environment and common genetic background.
It was found that months of birth have significant long-lasting effect on survival to age 100: siblings born in September–November have higher odds to become centenarians compared to siblings born in March.
A similar month-of-birth pattern was found for centenarian spouses.
These results support the idea of early-life programming of human aging and longevity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gavrilov, Leonid A.& Gavrilova, Natalia S.. 2011. Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity : Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446694
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gavrilov, Leonid A.& Gavrilova, Natalia S.. Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity : Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses. Journal of Aging Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446694
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gavrilov, Leonid A.& Gavrilova, Natalia S.. Season of Birth and Exceptional Longevity : Comparative Study of American Centenarians, Their Siblings, and Spouses. Journal of Aging Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446694
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446694