Search Results - "centenarian"

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the older age groups in Melbourne, Australia by Deasy, C., Bray, Janet, Smith, K., Harriss, L., Bernard, S., Cameron, P.

“…Results: Between 2000 and 2009 there were 30,006 OHCAs of which 9703 (32%) were in people 65-79 years of age, 6430 (21%) in octogenarians, 1530 (5%) in nonagenarian and 40 (0.1%) in centenarians. Rates of attempted resuscitation decreased with advancing age: 48% for those aged 65-79 years, 39% for octogenarians, 31% for nonagenarians and 17% for centenarians. …”
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Getting to the bottom of ageing by Abd Razak, Dzulkifli

“…Both were Japanese, symbols of the nation’s grey population with many centenarians among them. In fact, in Japan, “Respect for the Aged Day" is a national holiday to recognise those who have reached their 65th birthday, and this involves almost one in five. …”
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