• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2003

Objectives： The purpose of this paper is to analyze longevity factors of 507 centenarians in the Republic of Korea. Methods： This paper is designed to survey physical, mental, socio-demographic and dietary factors of 507 centenarians. The data was collected by means of telephone interview from 1999 to 2001. The survey directly contacted centenarians who were able to communicate, or contacted the centenarians caregivers. The association between longevity factors of centenarians was verified by odds ratio of logistic regression. Results： Female centenarians appeared to be non-smokers more often than males (OR＝4.06, CI＝2.06, 7.98). The longevity of persons with a small waist circumference was attributed to health promotion through eating lightly as well as keeping active including walking(OR＝2.37, CI＝1.36, 4.14). A higher probability for longevity is found among optimists who live a happy life and 1aught every day (OR＝26.15, CI＝11.61, 58.89). Among centenarians, vegetarians were shown to be light eaters. More ratios of vegetarians among centenarians included those who reside in a rural district, eat bean paste soup everyday, and consume small quantities of meat (OR＝5.12, CI＝3.24, 8.08). Conclusion： Women, manual workers, under poor to middle economic status, rural residents, optimists, light eaters, vegetarians and non-smokers seemed to have a higher probability of becoming centenarians in The Republic of Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.429-440
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• 2019

Several studies have attempted to identify factors associated with longevity and maintenance of health in centenarians. In this study, we analyzed and compared the gut microbiota of centenarians in longevity villages with the elderly and adults in the same region and urbanized towns. Fecal samples were collected from centenarians, elderly, and young adults in longevity villages, and the gut microbiota sequences of elderly and young adults in urbanized towns of Korea were obtained from public databases. The relative abundance of Firmicutes was found to be considerably higher in subjects from longevity villages than those from urbanized towns, whereas Bacteroidetes was lower. Age-related rearrangement of gut microbiota was observed in centenarians, such as reduced proportions of Faecalibacterium and Prevotella, and increased proportion of Escherichia, along with higher abundances of Akkermansia, Clostridium, Collinsella, and uncultured Christensenellaceae. Gut microbiota of centenarians in rehabilitation hospitals were also different to those residing at home. These differences could be due to differences in diet patterns and living environments. In addition, phosphatidylinositol signaling system, glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, and various types of N-glycan biosynthesis were predicted to be higher in the gut microbiota of centenarians (corrected p < 0.05). These three metabolic pathways of gut microbiota can be associated with the immune status and healthy gut environment of centenarians. Although further studies are necessary to validate the function of microbiota between groups, this study provides valuable information on centenarians' gut microbiota.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2008

이 연구의 목적은 한국과 호주 백세인의 사회 환경요인을 규명하고자 시도되었다. 조사대상은 양국가의 통계청에서 산출한 백세인 전체를 표본으로 하였다. 백세인의 지역에 대한 차이는 장수요인과 연관된 사회 환경요인을 선정하여 조사 분석하였다. 자료처리는 피어슨 상관관계(Pearson's Coefficient of Correlation)와 회귀방정식 (Regression Equations)을 활용하였다. 분석결과, 양국가의 백세인 거주 지역은 소득수준이 낮고 담배 소비량도 적으며, 대기오염도 낮고 양파와 보리를 생산하곤 콩과 마늘을 재배하며, 자동차가 적고 이혼율이 낮으며, 실업비율이 낮고 수질오염이 적은 지역이었다. 이와 같은 연구결과를 볼 때, 양국가의 백세인은 건강식의 농산물생산과 사회 환경요인이 장수요인으로 작용한 것으로 판단된다. 그러므로 백세인의 건강증진을 위한 사회 환경요인은 건강식품, 쾌적한 환경, 금연 및 건강행태 둥으로 이들에 대한 노인보건교육과 계속적인 노인들의 건강증진 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.316-324
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• 2009

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify the relationships among age, activities of daily living and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for centenarians in Busan. Methods: Forty-nine centenarians (2 males and 47 females) participated in the study, done from April to July, 2006. Pace-to-face interviews were used to collect data. Activities of daily living were measured using K-ADL, K-IADL and health-related quality of life, using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Results: Over 50% of the centenarians reported independence for six-items but not for bathing. With regard to type of dependency, 77.6% were independent in transferring, 71.4%, in using the toilet, 67.3%, in feeding and in continence and 57.1% in dressing but just 24.5% were independent in bathing. Age was significantly associated with K-IADL (r= -.303, p= .03). The centenarians were more impaired in physical health components compared to mental health components for health-related quality of life. Conclusion: These results may contribute to a better understanding of activities of daily living and health-related quality of life of centenarians. The findings are relevant to health professionals, in particular professionals who are developing wellness programs to optimize health-related quality of life and functional status for the extremely old age population.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.121-135
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• 2004

'Long-life' which has been the perennial interest to human beings also carries the risk of multiple losses such as the death of the family members and friends, the loss of physical and cognitive functions. In that regards, living a long life to be the 'oldest-old' could mean not only a 'symbol of successful aging' but also a hardship and low quality of life at the same time. Therefore, the issue of the quality of life of the oldest old has been the subject of the much of the public and research concern in recent days. While there has been increased awareness about the importance of the subjective aspects of the quality of life and meanings attached to the extended life, most researches on the quality of life of the oldest-old have focused only on the objective conditions of the quality of life such as health, economic status and housing conditions. To overcome these limitations this study aims to explore the subject meaning of 'living a long life' in Korean society by investigating centenarians and their caregivers' interpretations of aging experiences. Qualitative data were gathered from the forty-nine Korean centenarians and their caregivers through in-depth interview. Each interview was tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Researchers read each transcript a number of times to get some emerging themes. Most striking result was the fact that most of the centenarians express the 'guilty feelings' and try to offer the 'excuses' about their long life. This results were quite contrary to the results of the studies, done in Japan and western countries like Sweden, United States and Germany, where most of the oldest-old express quite positive interpretations about their long-life and take pride in their longevity. Lack of social support, cohort characteristics of the Korean oldest-old and the cultural interpretations linking the death of children to the long life of older generation are given as possible factors to these unique findings of Korean study. The policy implications of the results are discussed.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1195-1204
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• 2015

Increasing evidence suggests that gut microbiota underpin the development of health and longevity. However, our understanding of what influences the composition of this community of the longevous has not been adequately described. Therefore, illumina sequencing analysis was performed on the gut microbiota of centenarians (aged 100-108 years; RC) and younger elderlies (aged 85-99 years; RE) living in Bama County, Guangxi, China and the elderlies (aged 80-92 years; CE) living in Nanning City, Guangxi, China. In addition, their diet was monitored using a semiquantitative dietary questionary (FFQ 23). The results revealed the abundance of Roseburia and Escherichia was significantly greater, whereas that of Lactobacillus, Faecalibacterium, Parabacteroides, Butyricimonas, Coprococcus, Megamonas, Mitsuokella, Sutterella, and Akkermansia was significantly less in centenarians at the genus level. Both clustering analysis and UniFraq distance analysis showed structural segregation with age and diet among the three populations. Using partial least square discriminate analysis and redundancy analysis, we identified 33 and 34 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) as key OTUs that were significantly associated with age and diet, respectively. Age-related OTUs were characterized as Ruminococcaceae, Clostridiaceae, and Lachnospiraceae, and the former two were increased in the centenarians; diet-related OTUs were classified as Bacteroidales, Lachnospiraceae, and Ruminococcaceae. The former two were deceased, whereas the later one was increased, in the high-fiber diet. The age and high-fiber diet were concomitant with changes in the gut microbiota of centenarians, suggesting that age and high-fiber diet can establish a new structurally balanced architecture of gut microbiota that may benefit the health of centenarians.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2007

이 연구의 목적은 한국의 백세인(100세 이상), 팔순인(80$\sim$89), 환갑인(60$\sim$69)의 3개 집단간의 수명요인의 차이를 규명하고자 시도되었다. 조사대상은 백세인의 109명을 포함하여 총 한국노인 389명이다. 수명요인은 건강행태와 심리적인 요인을 선정하여 분석하였다. 자료처리는 백세인과 2집단간의 차이를 로지스틱 회귀분석(logistic regression analysis)을 통하여 이루어졌다. 분석결과, 백세인과 팔순인의 여성들은 같은 남성에 비해 음주를 9배정도 억제하는 것으로 조사되었다. 백세인은 팔순인 보다 병원이용률의 경우 11배정도 낮은 것으로 분석되었다 (OR=11.48, CI=5.56, 23.70). 또한 하루에 2회 이상 웃는 백세인은 팔순인 보다 10배, 환갑인보다 12배 정도 많았다 (OR=11.59, CI=5.04, 26.63). 그밖에 백세인은 환갑인보다 미래에 대한 근심 걱정이 없으며, 오락에도 관심이 없는 것으로 분석되었다 (OR=12.49, CI=6.42, 24.32). 이와 같은 연구결과를 볼 때, 건강행태와 심리적인 반응이 장수요인으로 작용한 것으로 판단된다. 그러므로 노인건강은 절주, 금연, 정신건강을 중심으로 보건교육을 강구해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.109-119
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• 2010

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to analyze the heath factors for longevity index of survival rate in Korean centenarians, which contribute to longevity. Methods: The subjects of this paper included 996 centenarians in 276 regions of Korea that the data in this study was collected from the National Statistical Office, Republic of Korea in 2005. This paper that proposes indicators as follow: The ratio between the longevity index above 100 years old (100LI) and the survival rate above 65 years old (65SR): 100LISR. The study that examined the longevity factors that between 100LISR and health factors. Results: The results of this study showed that Gyeryong City (23 per 10,000 above 65 years old) included the most of 100LISR in Korea, followed by Cheju Island. The regression showed that significant predictors for longevity (100LISR) were non-drinking, non-smoking, garlic and root vegetable and elderly people are suffering serious health problems, they need caregivers for elderly care (R-Sq(%)=83.9, P=0.001). The correlation showed that significant factors as longevity were Sulfur dioxide (r=-0.677, p=0.004). Conclusion: The implications of this study are that longevity is to be fostered by promoting healthy behaviors of elderly and by inventing various policies to mitigate the environmental pollution.

• 식품산업과 영양
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2011

• 한국보건교육건강증진학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국보건교육건강증진학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 자료집
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• pp.55-55
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• 2007

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