TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and successful aging
T2 - An analysis of the ATTICA and MEDIS (MEDiterranean Islands Study) epidemiological studies
AU - Foscolou, Alexandra
AU - D'Cunha, Nathan M.
AU - Naumovski, Nenad
AU - Tyrovolas, Stefanos
AU - Chrysohoou, Christina
AU - Rallidis, Loukianos
AU - Polychronopoulos, Evangelos
AU - Matalas, Antonia Leda
AU - Sidossis, Labros S.
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes
N1 - Funding Information:
The ATTICA study is supported by research grants from the Hellenic Cardiology Society ( HCS2002 ) and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society ( HAS2003 ). The MEDIS study was funded by Research grants from the Hellenic Heart Foundation , the Graduate Program of the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics , Harokopio University and the Rutgers University, NJ, USA ( GA #5884 ). Stefanos Tyrovolas was supported by the Foundation for Education and European Culture (IPEP) , the Sara Borrell postdoctoral program reference no. CD15/00019 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII - Spain) and the Fondos Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) . Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Stefano Tyrovolas and Alexandra Foscolou have funded for ATHLOS project to study trajectories of healthy aging ( European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, grant agreement No 635316 ).
Funding Information:
The ATTICA study is supported by research grants from the Hellenic Cardiology Society (HCS2002) and the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society (HAS2003). The MEDIS study was funded by Research grants from the Hellenic Heart Foundation, the Graduate Program of the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Harokopio University and the Rutgers University, NJ, USA (GA #5884). Stefanos Tyrovolas was supported by the Foundation for Education and European Culture (IPEP), the Sara Borrell postdoctoral program reference no. CD15/00019 from theInstituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII - Spain) and the Fondos Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER). Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Stefano Tyrovolas and Alexandra Foscolou have funded for ATHLOS project to study trajectories of healthy aging (European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, grant agreement No 635316).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Aim: The aim of the present work was to evaluate the association between the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and successful aging, taking into consideration the overall dietary pattern, rather than individual foods, among middle-aged and older individuals. Methods: A harmonized dataset of middle-aged and older participants (>50 years old) from the ATTICA (n = 1,128) and MEDIS (n = 2,221) population-based cross-sectional studies was used. Socio-demographic, anthropometric, clinical and lifestyle characteristics were measured in both studies and harmonized using standardized procedures. Level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated using the MedDietScore (range 0–55, “Low” adherence <34, “High”>38). Successful aging was evaluated using the validated successful aging index (SAI, range 0−10) comprising of health-related, social, lifestyle and clinical characteristics. Results: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was positively associated with SAI (b ± SE “High” vs. “Low”: 1.094 ± 0.130, p < 0.001 and “Moderate” vs “Low”: 0.476 ± 0.156, p = 0.003). Conclusion: Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was independently associated with a higher level of successful aging. Mediterranean diet or dietary patterns that are close to this pattern, should be actively promoted and encouraged to middle aged and older people to achieve successful aging.
AB - Aim: The aim of the present work was to evaluate the association between the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and successful aging, taking into consideration the overall dietary pattern, rather than individual foods, among middle-aged and older individuals. Methods: A harmonized dataset of middle-aged and older participants (>50 years old) from the ATTICA (n = 1,128) and MEDIS (n = 2,221) population-based cross-sectional studies was used. Socio-demographic, anthropometric, clinical and lifestyle characteristics were measured in both studies and harmonized using standardized procedures. Level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated using the MedDietScore (range 0–55, “Low” adherence <34, “High”>38). Successful aging was evaluated using the validated successful aging index (SAI, range 0−10) comprising of health-related, social, lifestyle and clinical characteristics. Results: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was positively associated with SAI (b ± SE “High” vs. “Low”: 1.094 ± 0.130, p < 0.001 and “Moderate” vs “Low”: 0.476 ± 0.156, p = 0.003). Conclusion: Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was independently associated with a higher level of successful aging. Mediterranean diet or dietary patterns that are close to this pattern, should be actively promoted and encouraged to middle aged and older people to achieve successful aging.
KW - MedDietScore
KW - Mediterranean diet
KW - Older people
KW - Successful aging
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082932235&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104044
DO - 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104044
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32283384
AN - SCOPUS:85082932235
SN - 0167-4943
VL - 89
JO - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
JF - Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
M1 - 104044
ER -