Health Trajectories of Independent and Dependent Centenarians: A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study
The health differences between independent and dependent centenarians appeared mainly after life expectancy was exceeded. After this age, differences in incidences of hip fracture, stroke, and dementia became apparent between the groups. This finding underscores that these diseases affect care needs in very old age and that avoiding them is linked to a more independent life as a centenarian.
Authors
- Karin Modig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-4867)
- Shunsuke Murata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-020X)
- Yuge Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-3050)
- Marcus Ebeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6531-8525)
- Katharina Schmidt‐Mende
Institutions
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (DE)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
- Stockholm Health Care Services (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Innovation in Aging
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf050
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00