What's the difference between centenarian and septuagenarian?

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?

Septuagenarian


Definition:

  • (n.) A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Earlier on Friday a number of them had attempted to gain entry to the high security venue where the major events are held and Klaus Schwab, the septuagenarian who founded the WEF, has offered to meet them on Saturday.
  • (2) Between Jan. 1, 1979, and Jan. 1, 1986, 72 septuagenarians had open heart operations for disease of the mitral valve.
  • (3) The investigation comprised those septuagenarians who were still alive and had not moved abroad.
  • (4) We conclude that healthy septuagenarian women can increase aerobic capacity, leg strength, and Type IIb muscle fiber area with a long-duration, combined aerobic-resistance exercise program.
  • (5) Of 92 survivors, 78% of the septuagenarians and 87% of the octogenarians improved by one or more NYHA class postoperatively.
  • (6) His hilarious admissions on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross , when he confessed he failed to bed septuagenarian Dame Eileen Atkins and offered the truth about his internet 2008 sex tape, are a case in point.
  • (7) To analyze morbidity and mortality in septuagenarians undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery, we compared the results in 685 septuagenarians with those in 3,142 patients under the age of 70 years, all of whom underwent this procedure from January 1981 to December 1986.
  • (8) The 30-day mortality among septuagenarians was reduced to 3% in 1988-1989 by routine revascularization in significant coronary artery disease.
  • (9) Coronary artery bypass grafting or uncomplicated valve replacement can be safely performed in the septuagenarian.
  • (10) But while Sanders continues to gain momentum and money, political observers remain wary of whether the unkempt septuagenarian socialist can actually defeat Clinton in the era of almost unlimited campaign spending, or whether Democratic voters are just enjoying what one political operative in New Hampshire this week called “a summer fling”.
  • (11) Of course, it was my time, so I remember it fondly,” says Maya Borisovna, a septuagenarian guide, as she explains the artefacts on display.
  • (12) Hannah Blake, 21, a professional dancer, led women ranging from teens to septuagenarians in energetic moves.
  • (13) Early death was reported in 41 (6.5%) septuagenarians and in 2 (3.1%) octogenarians.
  • (14) The low-budget show has been an immediate hit and its septuagenarian stars will tour Italy until March.
  • (15) A consecutive series of 96 septuagenarians (mean age, 74) and 24 octogenarians (mean age, 83) underwent coronary artery bypass (CAB) and valve operations using hypothermia and hyperkalemic cardioplegia in a 45-month period; there was a mean of 2.6 grafts per patient.
  • (16) Open heart surgery has been extended to the septuagenarian.
  • (17) Inevitably, Keshi was sacked, replaced by the septuagenarian German Otto Pfister.
  • (18) Most patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class IV (57% of the septuagenarians and 88% of the octogenarians) preoperatively.
  • (19) It is a personal test for the chancellor since the the bright young things at Treasury hate their authority being challenged, especially by a bunch of septuagenarians.
  • (20) When she was old, that wasn't unusual any more, and the joke became instead how startling it was to see a septuagenarian this filthy, fierce and unflinching – not least about decorum, decay and impending death.

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