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Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study.
Tyrovolas, Stefanos; Polychronopoulos, Evangelos; Morena, Marianthi; Mariolis, Anargiros; Piscopo, Suzanne; Valacchi, Giuseppe; Bountziouka, Vassiliki; Anastasiou, Foteini; Zeimbekis, Akis; Tyrovola, Dimitra; Foscolou, Alexandra; Gotsis, Efthimios; Metallinos, George; Soulis, George; Tur, Josep-Antoni; Matalas, Antonia; Lionis, Christos; Sidossis, Labros S; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes.
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  • Tyrovolas S; Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Polychronopoulos E; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Morena M; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Mariolis A; Health Center of Areopolis, General Hospital of Sparta, Areopolis, Greece.
  • Piscopo S; Nutrition, Family and Consumer Studies Office, University of Malta, Msida, Republic of Malta.
  • Valacchi G; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; Animal Science Department, Plants for Human Health Institute, NC State University, Kannapolis.
  • Bountziouka V; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Anastasiou F; Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Zeimbekis A; Health Center of Kalloni, General Hospital of Mitilini, Mitilini, Greece.
  • Tyrovola D; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Foscolou A; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Gotsis E; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Metallinos G; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Soulis G; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Tur JA; Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Universitat de les Illes Balears & CIBERobn, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
  • Matalas A; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
  • Lionis C; Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
  • Sidossis LS; Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Panagiotakos D; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Health Science and Education, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: dbpanag@hua.gr.
Ann Epidemiol ; 27(3): 225-229, 2017 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28185718
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the relation between car use and the level of successful aging of a random sample of older adults living in the Mediterranean basin.

METHODS:

During 2005-2011, 2749 older (aged 65-100 years) from 22 islands and the rural Mani region (Peloponnesus) of Greece were voluntarily enrolled in the Mediterranean islands cross-sectional study. Sociodemographics, medical conditions, and dietary and lifestyle habits were derived throughout standard procedures. Car use was recorded with a standard binary question. A successful aging index ranging from 0-10 was used.

RESULTS:

Older adults who used a car on regular basis had significantly higher levels of successful aging, as well as less prevalence of obesity and hypertension while were more physically active (P < .001). After adjusting for several confounders car use was still positively related with elderly islander's successful aging level (beta coefficient [95% confidence interval] 0.65 [0.54-0.77]).

CONCLUSIONS:

In conclusion, the activity of car use seems to be an indicator of quality of life among older adults, as measured through successful aging.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Población Rural / Conducción de Automóvil / Envejecimiento Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Ann Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Grecia
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Población Rural / Conducción de Automóvil / Envejecimiento Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Ann Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: EPIDEMIOLOGIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Grecia