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Title: Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study
Authors: 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-Antoni
Matalas, Antonia
Lionis, Christos
Sidossis, Labros S.
Panagiotakos, Demosthenes
Keywords: Older automobile drivers -- Health aspects -- Mediterranean Region
Aging -- Health aspects -- Mediterranean Region
Well-being -- Age factors -- Mediterranean Region
Older people -- Transportation
Issue Date: 2017
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Tyrovolas, S., Polychronopoulos, E., Morena, M., Mariolis, A., Piscopo, S., Valacchi, G.,...Panagiotakos, D. (2017). Is car use related with successful aging of older adults? Results from the multinational Mediterranean islands study. Annals of Epidemiology, 27(3), 225-229.
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.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/89579
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