Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Description of Lifestyle, Including Social Life, Diet and Physical Activity, of People ≥90 years Living in Ikaria, a Longevity Blue Zone.
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- Redefining Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods: Translating the Promises of Blue Zones for Contemporary Urban Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Traditional Mediterranean Physical Activity on Physical and Mental Health: A Systematic Review.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Review
- Nutrition and longevity - diet in centenarians.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Geosocial inequalities in walking for leisure at older ages.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The role of burnout prevention in promoting healthy aging: frameworks for the Semmelweis Study and Semmelweis-EUniWell Workplace Health Promotion Program.GeroScience · 2025Review
- Blue Zone, a Demographic Concept and Beyond.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Blue Zones, an Analysis of Existing Evidence through a Scoping Review.Aging and disease · 2025Article
- Ageing Trajectories: Exposome-Driven Pathobiological Mechanisms and Implications for Prevention from Blue Zones and Italian Longevity Hotspots Such as Cilento and Sicilian Mountain Villages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Radium levels in Brazil nuts: A review of the literature.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Review
- Stay social, stay young: a bioanthropological outlook on the processes linking sociality and ageing.GeroScience · 2025Review
- Using the Theory of Perceived Value to Determine the Willingness to Consume Foods from a Healthy Brand: The Role of Health Consciousness.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Nutritional Barriers to the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Non-Mediterranean Populations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Gut microbiota in centenarians: A potential metabolic and aging regulator in the study of extreme longevity.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2024Review
- Food for thought: Making the case for food produced via regenerative agriculture in the battle against non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs).One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
- Review
- Mediterranean Lifestyle: More Than a Diet, A Way of Living (and Thriving).Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024Review
- An Optimal Dietary Pattern for Healthy Longevity: Scoping Differencing Review between the Mediterranean and the Japanese Diet.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024Article
- Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics and other microbiome-based innovative therapeutics to mitigate obesity and enhance longevity via the gut-brain axis.Microbiome research reports · 2024Review
- Is Cognitive Reserve a Determinant of Functional and Mental Health in Older People of the Sardinian Blue Zone? A Mediational Approach.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2023Article
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Abstract
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to describe the lifestyle of people ≥90 years, living in Evdilos or Raches, two municipalities of the Greek island of Ikaria, classified a longevity blue zone. The 71 participants were interviewed and underwent the Mediterranean Islands study food frequency questionnaire (MEDIS-FFQ) and the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ). The frequency of social contacts was daily for 77.9% of participants, weekly for 16.1%, and monthly for 5.9%. Most participants (90.0%) believed in God, and 81.4% took part in religious events. A total of 62.0% attended Panigiria festivals. Access to primary health care was considered difficult in the past for 66.2% of participants, while 22.1% felt that it remained difficult at the time of the survey. The level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet was 62.7% (61.6% in women and 64.0% in men). Physical activity levels were moderate or high for 71.8% of participants (59.5% of women and 85.3% of men). In conclusion, the participants had a very high level of family solidarity, social interaction and physical activity. The results concerning the Mediterranean diet are less convincing. It would be interesting to study the impact of these factors on the longevity of the oldest old aged people living in Ikaria.
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