Identification of a 'Blue Zone' in the Netherlands: a genetic, personal, socio-cultural, and environmental profile.

Autor:	Deeg DJH; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands.; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands., van Tilburg T; Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands., Visser M; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands.; Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Faculty of Science, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands., Braam A; Department of Humanist Chaplaincy Studies for a Plural Society, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.; Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Department of Residency Training, Altrecht Mental Health Care, Utrecht, Utrecht the Netherlands., Stringa N; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands.; Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands., Timmermans EJ; Department of Epidemiology & Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, North-Holland, the Netherlands.; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Gerontologist [Gerontologist] 2024 Sep 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI:	10.1093/geront/gnae132
Abstrakt:	Background and Objectives: 'Blue Zones' (BZs) are regions with exceptionally high numbers of longevous inhabitants. Several factors have been suggested to promote longevity in BZs, but the evidence generally does not meet scientific quality criteria. We aimed to characterize a municipality as a 'relative BZ', satisfying three criteria: compared to other municipalities, more exceptionally longevous inhabitants, a higher life expectancy, and a more stable population. Research Design and Methods: The population-based Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam is ongoing since 1992 in 11 municipalities across the Netherlands with three- or four-yearly measurement waves. Using all available waves, we included 39 genetic, personal, socio-cultural, and environmental characteristics. Results: One municipality satisfied the three BZ criteria. In comparison with participants in other municipalities in the same province and other provinces in the Netherlands, BZ-participants more often had a polygenic risk score linked to longevity, smoked less, consumed less alcohol and more fruit, biked more minutes, did more often paid work, practiced singing more often, attached higher importance to religion, and lived in a more walkable and livable environment. In contrast, BZ-participants had a slower walking speed, more depressive symptoms, felt less purpose in life, had a larger waist circumference, walked and did sports less often, consumed less vegetables, and exchanged less instrumental support. Other indicators of their physical and mental health and social connectedness did not substantially differ from non-BZ-participants. Discussion and Implications: Rather than clues to healthy aging, our findings suggest factors conducive to longevity regardless of impaired health. (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.)
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