"Genetic and environmental factors of longevity"
supported by:
Ministry of Science and Information Society Technologies
(State Committee for Scientific Research )
(KBN) grant PBZ-KBN-022/PO5/1999
coordinated by:
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw
Centenarians in Poland
NATIONAL CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 2002
POPULATION PROJECTION OF POLAND 2003-2030
Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)
Number of centenarians:
| Year | Total | men | woman | city | village |
| 2002 | 1541 | 326 | 1215 | 998 | 543 |
| 2030 | 9218 | 904 | 8314 | 6350 | 2868 |
Study group:
Total/ F/ M
• Patients visited 400/319/81
confirmed age 344/295/49
• Age range: 100-108
• Median age: 100.8 years
• Patients were visited at home
•Timeframe of the project: May 2002- December 2004