Longevity index (LI%) and centenarity index (CI%): New indicators to evaluate the characteristics of aging process in the Italian population

Public health in China: An environmental and socio-economic perspective

“…It shows that, though studies have proven that China's public health has improved markedly at the national level (Zheng et al, 2011), great diversity in public health exist among different regions in China. It is interesting to note that the regions that have higher CR, LI and LEB values are located in Southeast Coast of China in line with the findings of the study conducted in Italy (Magnolfi et al, 2007). That * and ** mean that the correlation is significant at p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively.…”

Economic level and human longevity: Spatial and temporal variations and correlation analysis of per capita GDP and longevity indicators in China

“…In China, main indicators which are widely accepted to identify longevity regions (administrative region with population more than one hundred thousand people) include: (1) the number of centenarians per one hundred thousand inhabitants (CH); (2) a regional average life expectancy at birth (LE); (3) the percentage of the population aged at least 80 years (ultra-octogenarian index, UOI) (GSC, 2006). Another additional important indicator is the longevity index (LI), defined as the ratio of the population above 90 years of age to the total population above 65 years of age (Magnolfi et al, 2007).…”

“…Among several social-economic indicators, GDP pc is widely accepted as an efficient indicator of per capita economic conditions rather than other social and economic variables. In this study, we collected the six national population censuses and the data of per capita GDP in China, and proposed: (1) the number of centenarians per one hundred thousand inhabitants (CH) and (2) the percentage of the population aged at least 80 years (UOI); (3) the ratio of the population above 90 years of age to the total population above 65 years of age (LI) (Magnolfi et al, 2007); (4) life expectancy at birth (LE) as main indicators for longevity (see details in Section 2). Our study mainly focused on the relationship of economic development level (per capita GDP as main index) and the longevity indicators distribution patterns in China.…”

Human Lifespan: To Live and Outlive 100 Years?

“…U Italiji broj stogodišnjaka iznosio je 49 u 1921. godini, a porastao je na 6.000 1993. godine (25). Ti su ljudi obično navodili dugovječnost u obitelji s očuvanim psihološkim i kognitivnim funkcijama.…”