The pedigree chart analysis of centenarians in Shanghai City.
The sex, occupation and pedigree charts of 57 centenarians in Shanghai City were investigated. There were 10 (17.5%) males and 47 (82.5%) females. Of the males, 4 were office workers (40%) and 6 were manual workers (60%). Among the females, 1 was an office worker (2.1%), 3 were manual workers (6.4%) and 43 were housewives (91.5%). Forty of the centenarians (70.2%) belonged to long-lived families, 17 (29.8%) did not. The age of centenarians' spouses influenced the mortality and age of their sons and daughters.
Chaohui
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Department of Biology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, PR China.
Wei
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Weijun
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Peili
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Yi
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Daoyi
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Huixing
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