Foscolou, AlexandraMagriplis, EmmanuellaTyrovolas, StefanosSoulis, GeorgeBountziouka, VassilikiMariolis, AnargirosPiscopo, SuzanneValacchi, GiuseppeAnastasiou, FoteiniGotsis, EfthimiosMetallinos, GeorgeTyrovola, DimitraPolystipioti, AnnaPolychronopoulos, EvangelosMatalas, Antonia-LedaLionis, ChristosZeimbekis, AkisTur, Josep ASidossis, Labros SPanagiotakos, Demosthenes2024-09-062024-09-062018-09Foscolou A, Magriplis E, Tyrovolas S, Soulis G, Bountziouka V, Mariolis A, et al. Lifestyle determinants of healthy ageing in a Mediterranean population: The multinational MEDIS study. Exp Gerontol. 2018 Sep;110:35-41.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/18792https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22504Background: To evaluate modifiable, lifestyle risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among older adults, across ageing, in the Mediterranean area. Methods: During 2005-2017, 3131 individuals from 26 Mediterranean islands of 5 countries, ≥65 years of age, were voluntarily enrolled. Anthropometrical, clinical and socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, lifestyle parameters were measured through standard procedures. Analyses were performed by year and across consecutive age groups of the participants. Results: A decrease in the prevalence of current smoking (p < 0.001), engagement in physical activities (p = 0.001) and participation in social events (p = 0.001) for every year increase in age was found. Moderate alcohol drinking increased through ageing (p = 0.008), whereas adherence to Mediterranean diet remained stable, but adequate (p = 0.90). Trend analysis also revealed that a quadratic (U-shape) function better characterized the association between ageing and total cardiometabolic risk factors burden (p for trend <0.001). Conclusions: The gaps in the understanding of factors affecting longevity and healthy ageing remain; public health authorities and stakeholders should focus on the lifestyle determinants of healthy ageing, that seems to be an effective mean for improving older peoples' health.enghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Cardiovascular Diseasesresearch articleAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional297637221103510.1016/j.exger.2018.05.0081873-6815Experimental gerontologyopen accessDieta MediterráneaEjercicio FísicoModelos LogísticosEnvejecimiento SaludableFemeninoLongevidadMasculinoConducta AlimentariaFumarFactores de RiesgoHumanosRegión MediterráneaAncianoAnciano de 80 o más AñosEnfermedades Cardiovasculares2-s2.0-85047068430442386400005L2000768903