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Incidence rates were compared using the log\u2010rank test. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate unadjusted hazard ratios.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Ninety\u2010seven percent of Centenarians were male, 88.0% were white, 31.8% were widowed, 87.5% served in World War II, and 63.9% did not have a service\u2010related disability. The incidence rates of chronic illnesses were higher in octogenarians than centenarians (atrial fibrillation, 15.0% vs 0.6%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; heart failure, 19.3% vs 0.4%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 17.9% vs 0.6%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; hypertension, 29.6% vs 3.0%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; end\u2010stage renal disease, 7.2% vs 0.1%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; malignancy, 14.1% vs 0.6%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; diabetes mellitus, 11.1% vs 0.4%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; stroke, 4.6% vs 0.4%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001) and in nonagenarians than centenarians (atrial fibrillation, 13.2% vs 3.5%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; heart failure, 15.8% vs 3.3%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 11.8% vs 3.5%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; hypertension, 27.2% vs 12.8%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; end\u2010stage renal disease, 11.9% vs 4.5%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; malignancy, 8.6% vs 2.3%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < .001; 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