Tyrovolas, S;
Polychronopoulos, E;
Morena, M;
Mariolis, A;
Piscopo, S;
Valacchi, G;
Bountziouka, V;
... Panagiotakos, D; + view all
(2017)
Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study.
Annals of Epidemiology
, 27
(3)
pp. 225-229.
10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.006.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.006 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Car use, Driving, Mediterranean islands, Older adults, Successful aging |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1542693 |
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