Description of extreme longevity in the Balearic Islands: Exploring a potential Blue Zone in Menorca, Spain

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 620-627

  Soriano, Joan B ^a   Fernández Vázquez, Sara ^b   Carretero, Silvia ^b   Puga González, María Dolores ^e   Soriano, Cecilia ^g   Romaguera, Dora ^c,f,i   Alonso Fernández, Alberto ^c   Busquets, Xavier ^d   Balcells, Susana ^h   Grinberg, Daniel ^h   Poulain, Michel ^j,k  

^a Fundacion Caubet CIMERA Illes Balears   (Spain)

^b Institut d'Estadística de les Illes Balears IBESTAT   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE HISTORIA   (Spain)

^f Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^g INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING CIMNE   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^k TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

more..

Author keywords

Balearics; Blue Zone; Longevity; Menorca; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE ZONE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLANDS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; SPAIN;

EID: 84905025294     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12148     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Christensen K, Doblhammer G, Rau R, Vaupel JW. Ageing populations: the challenges ahead. Lancet 2009; 3 (374): 1196-1208.
2. Poulain M, Pes GM, Grasland C etal. Identification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia island: the AKEA study. Exp Gerontol 2004; 39: 1423-1429.
3. Poulain M, Pes G, Salaris L. A population where men live as long as women: Villagrande Strisaili, Sardinia. J Aging Res 2011; 153756.
4. Salaris L, Poulain M, Samaras TT. Height and survival at older ages among men born in an inland village in Sardinia (Italy), 1866-2006. Biodemography Soc Biol 2012; 58: 1-13.
5. Mimura G, Murakami K, Gushiken M. Nutritional factors for longevity in Okinawa-present and future. Nutr Health 1992; 8: 159-163.
6. Buettner D. The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2008.
7. Stefanadis CI. Unveiling the secrets of longevity: the Ikaria study. Hellenic J Cardiol 2011; 52: 479-480.
8. Institut d'Estadística de les Illes Balears. [Cited 28 May 2013.] Available from URL: http://www.ibestat.cat
9. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). [Cited 28 May 2013.] Available from URL: http://www.ine.es
10. Poulain M, Herm A, Pes G. The Blue Zones: areas of exceptional longevity around the world. Vienna Proc 2013 (in press).
11. Robine JM, Paccaud F. Nonagenarians and centenarians in Switzerland, 1860-2001: a demographic analysis. J Epidemiol Community Health 2005; 59: 31-37.
12. Robine JM, Caselli G, Saito Y. An unprecedented increase in the number of centenarians. Genus 2005; 61: 57-82.
13. IBESTAT Demografía Tablas de mortalidad Datos. 2011 Fecha de actualización - 19 de marzo de 2013. [Cited 28 May 2013.] Available from URL: http://www.ibestat.cat/ibfiles/content/files/noticias/2011/Taules_mortalitat_2011_cast.pdf
14. Estadísticas Oficiales de España. [Cited 25 Jul 2013.] Available from URL: http://www.ine.es
15. Muñoz-Tudurí M, García-Moro C. Estructura de la mortalidad y patrones de supervivencia en la isla de Menorca. Rev Esp Antrop Fís 2007; 27: 1-11.
16. Muñoz-Tudurí M, García-Moro C, Walker PL. Time series analysis of the epidemiological transition in Minorca, 1634-1997. Hum Biol 2006; 78: 619-634.
17. Coles LS. Validated worldwide supercentenarians, living and recently deceased. Rejuvenation Res 2012; 15: 113-117.
18. Schoenhofen EA, Wyszynski DF, Andersen S etal. Characteristics of 32 supercentenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006; 54: 1237-1240.
19. Mellibovsky L, Bustamante M, Lluch P etal. Bone mass of a 113-year-old man. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007; 62: 794-795.
20. Puga González MD. Cien años y más: Las claves de una longevidad exitosa. Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 2010.
21. Puga González MD, Sancho Castiello M, Tortosa Chuliá MÁ, Malmberg B, Sundström G. [Diversification and strengthening of services for older people in Spain and Sweden]. Rev Esp Salud Publica 2011; 85: 525-539.
22. Panagiotakos DB, Chrysohoou C, Siasos G etal. Sociodemographic and lifestyle statistics of oldest old people (>80 years) living in Ikaria Island: the Ikaria study. Cardiol Res Pract 2011; 2011: 679187.
23. Shimizu K, Noji H, Takeda S, Hirose N, Gondo Y, Konishi K. Dietary preferences in Japanese centenarians favoring dairy foods. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2002; 2: 187-192.
24. Shimizu K, Hirose N, Takayama M etal. Relationship between physical and cognitive function, blood pressure and serum lipid concentration in centenarians. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2008; 8: 300-302.
25. Pruchno R, Wilson-Genderson M. Adherence to clusters of health behaviors and successful aging. J Aging Health 2012; 24: 1279-1297.
26. Appel LJ. Dietary patterns and longevity: expanding the blue zones. Circulation 2008; 118: 214-215.
27. Markides KS, Eschbach K. Aging, migration, and mortality: current status of research on the Hispanic paradox. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2005; 60: Spec No 2:68-75.
28. Poulain M. On the age validation of supercentenarians. In: Maier H, Gampe J, Jeune B, Robine JM, Vaupel JW eds. Supercentenarians, Demographic Research Monographs. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2010; 3-30.
29. de Grey AD. Combating the Tithonus error: what works? Rejuvenation Res 2008; 11: 713-715.
30. Freeman S, Kurosawa H, Ebihara S, Kohzuki M. Understanding the oldest old in northern Japan: an overview of the functional ability and characteristics of centenarians. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2010; 10: 78-84.
31. Soriano JB, Yáñez A, Renom F etal. Set-up and pilot of a population cohort for the study of the natural history of COPD and OSA: the PULSAIB study. Prim Care Respir J 2010; 19: 140-147.
32. Cesari M, Pedone C, Chiurco D etal. Physical performance, sarcopenia and respiratory function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Age Ageing 2012; 41: 237-241.
33. Skytthe A, Valensin S, Jeune B etal. GEHA consortium. Design, recruitment, logistics, and data management of the GEHA (Genetics of Healthy Ageing) project. Exp Gerontol 2011; 46: 934-945.
34. McMurdo ME, Roberts H, Parker S etal. Age and Ageing Specialty Group, NIHR, Comprehensive Clinical Research Network. Improving recruitment of older people to research through good practice. Age Ageing 2011; 40: 659-665.
35. Rose G. Sick individuals and sick populations. Int J Epidemiol 1985; 14: 32-38.