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Associations of lifestyle behaviour and healthy ageing in five latin American and the Caribbean countries—A 10/66 population-based cohort study

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Matthew Prina

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Abstract

© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Latin American and the Caribbean countries exhibit high life expectancy and projections show that they will experience the fastest growth of older people in the following years. As people live longer, it is important to maximise the opportunity to age healthily. We aimed to examine the associations of lifestyle behaviours with healthy ageing in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico and Puerto Rico, part of the 10/66 study. Residents 65 years old and over (n = 10,900) were interviewed between 2003 and 2010. In the baseline survey, we measured four healthy behaviours: Physical activity, non-smoking, moderate drinking and fruits or vegetables consumption. Healthy ageing was conceptualised within the functional ability framework over a median of 4 years follow-up. Logistic models were calculated per country and then pooled together with fixed-effects meta-analysis. People engaging in physical activity and consuming fruits or vegetables had increased odds of healthy ageing in the follow-up (OR: 2.59, 95% CI: 2.20–3.03; OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.06–1.44, respectively). Compared with participants engaging in none or one healthy behaviour, the ORs of participants engaging in two, three or four healthy behaviours increased in a linear way (OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.40–1.84; OR: 2.29, 95% CI: 1.94–2.69; OR: 2.46, 95% CI: 1.54–3.92, respectively). Our findings highlight the importance of awareness of a healthy lifestyle behaviour among older people.


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Author(s): Daskalopoulou C, Koukounari A, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Prince M, Prina AM

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nutrients

Year: 2018

Volume: 10

Issue: 11

Online publication date: 30/10/2018

Acceptance date: 25/10/2018

Date deposited: 14/08/2023

ISSN (electronic): 2072-6643

Publisher: MDPI AG

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10111593

DOI: 10.3390/nu10111593

PubMed id: 30380734


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Ageing Trajectories of Health: Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project
ERC
European Union Horizon 2020
US Alzheimer's Association
Wellcome Trust
World Health Organization

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