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Clinical Status, Nutritional Behavior, And Lifestyle, And Determinants Of Community Well-Being Of Patients From The Perspective Of Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Young Older Adults, Nonagenarians, And Centenarians In Salerno And Province, Italy, Silvana Mirella Aliberti, Richard H W Funk, Luigi Schiavo, Aldo Giudice, Elena Ciaglia, Annibale Alessandro Puca, Joseph S. Gonnella, Mario Capunzo
Clinical Status, Nutritional Behavior, And Lifestyle, And Determinants Of Community Well-Being Of Patients From The Perspective Of Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study Of Young Older Adults, Nonagenarians, And Centenarians In Salerno And Province, Italy, Silvana Mirella Aliberti, Richard H W Funk, Luigi Schiavo, Aldo Giudice, Elena Ciaglia, Annibale Alessandro Puca, Joseph S. Gonnella, Mario Capunzo
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
Longevity is rightly considered one of the greatest achievements of modern society. Biomedical research has shown that aging is the major risk factor for many diseases, so to find the right answers to aging it is necessary to identify factors that can positively influence longevity. This study investigated the clinical status, nutritional behavior, lifestyle, and social and community determinants of the well-being of young older adults and nonagenarians/centenarians in Salerno and province through the judgment of their physicians. Data were collected through an online survey. Multivariate Poisson and logistic regression models were used to calculate significant predictors of the outcomes …
Extreme Longevity: Analysis Of The Direct Or Indirect Influence Of Environmental Factors On Old, Nonagenarians, And Centenarians In Cilento, Italy, Silvana Mirella Aliberti, Francesco De Caro, Richard H W Funk, Luigi Schiavo, Joseph S. Gonnella, Giovanni Boccia, Mario Capunzo
Extreme Longevity: Analysis Of The Direct Or Indirect Influence Of Environmental Factors On Old, Nonagenarians, And Centenarians In Cilento, Italy, Silvana Mirella Aliberti, Francesco De Caro, Richard H W Funk, Luigi Schiavo, Joseph S. Gonnella, Giovanni Boccia, Mario Capunzo
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
Longevity is rightly considered one of the greatest achievements of modern society, an achievement understood as the possibility of increasing the healthy part of life and not only its full duration. This study investigated the phenomenon of regional longevity in Cilento by analyzing the association between longevity indicators and some environmental factors, in order to understand if factors such as altitude, climate, UNESCO protected areas, and hinterland can directly or indirectly influence the measure of healthy living and lead to longevity. Demographic and environmental data were collected through the Archives of the Cilento municipalities, the National Institute of Statistics, the …