Centenarians: A European Overview

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Oldest Old Population in the European Union -- 1.2 This Book's Objectives -- 2 Methodological Note -- 2.1 Measures of Exceptional Human Longevity -- 2.2 Database Sources, Concepts/Measures, and Statistical Analyses -- 3 Profiling European Centenarians -- 3.1 The Increasing Number of (Super) Centenarians -- 3.2 The Feminization of Exceptional Longevity -- 3.3 The Diversity of Educational Attainment -- 3.4 Urbanized Centenarians? -- 3.5 A Population of Expected Widows -- 3.6 Living Mostly at Home -- 3.7 The Impact of Cardiovascular Diseases in Mortality -- 4 Centenarian Studies Across Europe -- 4.1 Ongoing International Collaboration Initiatives -- 4.2 Overview of European Studies on Centenarians -- 5 Final Remarks -- References.