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Title
Is car use related with successful aging of older adults ? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study
Author(s)
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 A | Matalas, Antonia | Lionis, Christos | Sidossis, Labros S | Panagiotakos, Demosthenes
Date issued
2017-03
Citation
Tyrovolas Stefanos, Polychronopoulos Evangelos, Morena Marianthi, Mariolis Anargiros, Piscopo Suzanne, Valacchi Giuseppe, et al. Is car use related with successful aging of older adults ? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Mar;27(3):225-229. Epub 2017 Jan 17.
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research article
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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Aged, 80 and over | Aged | Male | Quality of Life | Rural Population | Female | Humans | Automobile Driving | Greece | Aging | Cross-Sectional Studies | Mediterranean Islands
DECS
Grecia | Estudios Transversales | Envejecimiento | Humanos | Calidad de Vida | Conducción de Automóvil | Población Rural | Anciano | Anciano de 80 o más Años | Femenino | Islas del Mediterráneo | Masculino
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