What's the difference between centenarian and octogenarian?

Centenarian


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or relating to a hundred years.
  • (n.) A person a hundred years old.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The centenarian has already been tested by life and found exceptionally fit.
  • (2) The frequencies of 80 HLA antigen phenotypes in 82 centenarians and 20 nonagenarians in Okinawa, Japan, were compared with those in other healthy adults in various age-brackets.
  • (3) By clinical observations of 115 centenarians and 742 nonagenarians, the actual state of mental aging of the very old Japanese and some factors relating to it are shown in this paper.
  • (4) We compared the clinical laboratory findings of the centenarians with that of 60-80 year olds.
  • (5) We think centenarians do not present a special case and our clinical observations suggest a continuous process of aging.
  • (6) Cytofluorimetric analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes showed a striking age-dependent decrease in total and CD5+B cells (without changes in their ratio), which reached its nadir in centenarians.
  • (7) The centenarian, one of about 24 Japanese alive who have passed the 110-year milestone, claims she has never been ill, and quickly recovered after breaking her leg in a fall at the age of 102.
  • (8) Vital statistics data previously published by the Registrar General of England and Wales have been separated into male and female deaths in 1960-69 aged 100, 1961-70 aged 101, 1962-71 aged 102 etc., to represent cohorts of 292 male and 1463 female centenarians born in 1859-1869.
  • (9) Like other super-centenarians (110 or older), the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves had her own explanation of her longevity – more than 10 hours of sleep a night and lifelong abstinence from alcohol and cigarettes.
  • (10) Results revealed differences in personality: centenarians scored higher on dominance, suspiciousness, and imagination.
  • (11) The urogenital and digestive systems in 23 centenarians (7 males and 16 females) were examined pathologically.
  • (12) Though age-related changes were present in the centenarians, these age-related biological changes did not hinder them from reaching very old age.
  • (13) By contrast, prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in centenarians was not significantly different from that in controls aged less than 50.
  • (14) Most of these centenarians died of bronchopneumonia or myocardial fibrosis.
  • (15) Compared to the younger cohorts, centenarians consumed breakfast more regularly, avoided weight loss diets and large fluctuations in body weight, consumed slightly more vegetables, and relied on their doctor and family more than on the news media for nutrition information.
  • (16) But studies and testimony from centenarians suggest that lasting friendships, community ties, as well as generous pensions and decent healthcare, can be as important as eating well, avoiding tobacco and drinking in moderation.
  • (17) Demographic data of 218 centenarians in Hungary were collected, and 123 were examined by a medical team.
  • (18) The concentration of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) was measured in samples of cortex from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), fetuses with Down's syndrome (DS), and also in a group of centenarians.
  • (19) There were nearly 59,000 centenarians in Japan in September last year, government figures show – which means 46 out of every 100,000 people is 100 or over.
  • (20) But does this tally with the advice of other centenarians?

Octogenarian


Definition:

  • (n.) A person eighty years, or more, of age.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Abdominal aneurysm repair in octogenarians is controversial.
  • (2) Modi had to isolate and sideline the BJP's octogenarian elder statesman, LK Advani , before he could become its frontrunner.
  • (3) Thus, resection of a nonruptured AAA in 63 octogenarians was carried out with an overall mortality of 4.7%.
  • (4) She rented a flat to be near his grave at Vienne, near Lyons, and was befriended by a neighbour, the octogenarian Baron Philippe de Rothschild, who had run a theatre in his youth.
  • (5) The octogenarian head of state was due to meet the leaders of smaller parties, including the neo-fascist Chrysi Avgi, later on Sunday night.
  • (6) The increasing safety of cardiac surgery has led to the frequent referral of octogenarians for operation.
  • (7) Octogenarians underwent revascularization procedures with relatively low morbidity and mortality.
  • (8) "How do you convince the world that you are open for business while brandishing nuclear weapons at the world's largest economy and kidnapping an octogenarian?"
  • (9) And then there's her heroically blunt songs, such as You're Gonna Die Soon , performed to a group of octogenarians.
  • (10) Thus, short- and long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in otherwise healthy octogenarians is generally favorable, even in the presence of preoperative left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
  • (11) The relative infrequency of coronary surgery over the age of 80 years suggests that there is already strong selection against surgery in octogenarians.
  • (12) One elderly man, an octogenarian who had nowhere else to go, is being put up in the local Home Depot store.
  • (13) Riva is not being curmudgeonly (well, not much), but it is easy to forget that she is not playing at being an octogenarian.
  • (14) The mnestic and naming performance of the octogenarians did not differ between the high- and low-content-areas.
  • (15) Elective and emergency aortic aneurysm surgery can be performed with reasonable survival and a good quality of life, and therefore cannot be denied to octogenarians on the basis of age alone.
  • (16) Melbourne Victory have been stable for several years now, while Sydney FC (or Sydney City as my octogenarian father inadvertently calls them, albeit without any ironic intent), have been in a similar position for the past couple of seasons.
  • (17) The octogenarian communist revolutionary fell for the young new president and became "obsessed", according to confidential US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
  • (18) It showed that upper GIE in octogenarians is a safe and easy as in other age groups, and provides more useful information.
  • (19) In women, the level of HDL-C and apo A-I was similar in premenopausal and octogenarian subjects but higher in postmenopausal women than in octogenarians, while HDL2-C and apo A-II were similar in the three groups.
  • (20) We present three patients with successful surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with signs of imminent rupture in octogenarians.

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