TY - JOUR
T1 - Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study
AU - Tyrovolas, Stefanos
AU - Polychronopoulos, Evangelos
AU - Morena, Marianthi
AU - Mariolis, Anargiros
AU - Piscopo, Suzanne
AU - Valacchi, Giuseppe
AU - Bountziouka, Vassiliki
AU - Anastasiou, Foteini
AU - Zeimbekis, Akis
AU - Tyrovola, Dimitra
AU - Foscolou, Alexandra
AU - Gotsis, Efthimios
AU - Metallinos, George
AU - Soulis, George
AU - Tur, Josep Antoni
AU - Matalas, Antonia
AU - Lionis, Christos
AU - Sidossis, Labros S.
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Car use
KW - Driving
KW - Mediterranean islands
KW - Older adults
KW - Successful aging
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.006
DO - 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 28185718
AN - SCOPUS:85011601634
SN - 1047-2797
VL - 27
SP - 225
EP - 229
JO - Annals of Epidemiology
JF - Annals of Epidemiology
IS - 3
ER -