Human mortality at very advanced age might be constant
Jazyk angličtina Země Irsko Médium print
Typ dokumentu klinické zkoušky, časopisecké články
PubMed
9379712
DOI
10.1016/s0047-6374(97)00081-x
PII: S0047-6374(97)00081-X
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- MeSH
- artefakty MeSH
- interpretace statistických dat * MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lineární modely MeSH
- logistické modely MeSH
- mortalita * MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- stárnutí fyziologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři nad 80 let MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- klinické zkoušky MeSH
An attempt was made to identify the course of the mortality rate at the upper tail of human age. The only known data suitable for this purpose were published by Riggs and Millecchia (J.E. Riggs, R.J. Millecchia, Mech. Ageing Dev. 62 (1992) 191-199) and our analysis follows up their results. By means of mathematical elaboration it was proved that these data imply a constant mortality rate (approx. 25% per year) at ages above 113 years for men and above 116 years for women. Indirect arguments supporting the validity of the source data are discussed. Nevertheless, even if the source data are mistaken, we proved they cannot be the product of purely random errors and our results may contribute to the elucidation of the origin of those systematic errors.
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