title: [Characteristics of the somatic and nutritional status of polish centenarian women].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to carry out the first analysis in Poland of Polish centenarian women to identify their somatic and nutritional status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research was carried out within the framework of the PolStu 2001 project implemented in 2001-2005, while other studies were conducted in 2005-2007 by the author of this paper. The study comprised 361 women aged 100 years. The characteristics of the nutritional status of women were established on the basis of anthropometric measurements. Data were analyzed with Statistica 8 software. The level of significance for all analyses was p < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Studies have shown that Polish centenarian women are characterised by a specific physique and android obesity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis carried out can provide a platform for further fundamental research that can explore aging, and in addition to the scientific value can be helpful in creating social programmes that are targeted at the population of long-lived people, and of the administrative structure of the country developed at different levels. Such programmes can serve to ensure the quality of life of long-lived seniors.
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pawlińska-Chmara
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011044:Poland; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People