Yakutia’s longevity phenomenon – a myth or reality
https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2019.65.30
Abstract
In the Soviet years, the idea was formed, that Yakutia was one of the centers of longevity in the country. Based on the study of archival materials and census data, it was established that this statement was erroneous. The reasons for spreading this false statement are shown. As an illustrative example, the church and statistical documents of the Oymyakonsky and Suntarsky uluses were considered as areas of Yakutia, where the so-called longevity phenomenon was most pronounced. The age of specific residents of Oymyakonsky district from the family list for 1928 was compared with the lists compiled from 1942 to 1946, as a result of which it was established that in most cases the villagers provided overestimated information about their age.
About the Authors
S. S. Sleptsov
FSBSI “Yakut Science Center of Complex Medical Problems”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sleptsov Spiridon Spiridonovich – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Research Officer of Population and Medical Social Research Laboratory
S. S. Sleptsova
FSAEI “M.K. Ammosov NEFU”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sleptsova Snezhana Spiridonovna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Infectious Diseases, Phthisiology and Dermatovenereology Department of the Medical Institute
A. G. Egorova
FSBSI “Yakut Science Center of Complex Medical Problems”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aytalina Grigorevna Egorova – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of Epidemiology of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Department
Z. N. Alekseeva
FSBSI “Yakut Science Center of Complex Medical Problems”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alekseeva Zinaida Nikolaevna – Junior Researcher of Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Review
For citations:
Sleptsov S.S., Sleptsova S.S., Egorova A.G., Alekseeva Z.N. Yakutia’s longevity phenomenon – a myth or reality. Yakut Medical Journal. 2019;(1):102-104. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2019.65.30
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