Is car use related with successful aging of older adults ? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study

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)...

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Autores: 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
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/20485
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20485
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Successful aging
Car use
Driving
Mediterranean islands
Older adults
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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Sumario: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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