Tyrovolas, StefanosPolychronopoulos, EvangelosMorena, MarianthiMariolis, AnargirosPiscopo, SuzanneValacchi, GiuseppeBountziouka, VassilikiAnastasiou, FoteiniZeimbekis, AkisTyrovola, DimitraFoscolou, AlexandraGotsis, EfthimiosMetallinos, GeorgeSoulis, GeorgeTur, Josep AMatalas, AntoniaLionis, ChristosSidossis, Labros SPanagiotakos, Demosthenes2024-07-112024-07-112017-03Tyrovolas 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 17.1047-2797http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/9923http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20485Purpose: 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.engSMURhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Successful agingCar useDrivingMediterranean islandsOlder adultsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International28185718273225-22910.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.0061873-2585Annals of Epidemiologyopen accessGreciaEstudios TransversalesEnvejecimientoHumanosCalidad de VidaConducción de AutomóvilPoblación RuralAncianoAnciano de 80 o más AñosFemeninoIslas del MediterráneoMasculino2-s2.0-85011601634398011700014L614319136