TY - JOUR
T1 - Health and lifestyle characteristics of older European adults: the ZENITH study
AU - Simpson, EEA
AU - O'Connor, JM
AU - Livingstone, Barbara
AU - Rae, G
AU - Stewart-Knox, Barbara J.
AU - Andriollo-Sanchez, M
AU - Toti, E
AU - Meunier, N
AU - Ferry, M
AU - Polito, A
AU - Kelly, M
AU - Wallace, JMW
AU - Coudray, C
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - Objective: To describe health and lifestyle factors of participants in the ZENITH study. Design: A prospective multicentre intervention study employing a randomised double-blind design. Participants: Community dwelling older adults (n = 387), aged 55-87 y were recruited from regions in France, Italy and the UK. Intervention: A self-report questionnaire comprising socio-demographic variables, dietary habits, physical activity in the home, at work and recreation. Results: Participants differed with regards dietary habits and physical activity for each region. Recreational activity was higher in France and women generally tend to perform less hours of recreational activity per week than men. Conclusions: The differences found for these regions of Europe in relation to lifestyle factors will affect health and well-being within these countries and may mediate the impact of zinc supplementation on various biological and psychological parameters.
AB - Objective: To describe health and lifestyle factors of participants in the ZENITH study. Design: A prospective multicentre intervention study employing a randomised double-blind design. Participants: Community dwelling older adults (n = 387), aged 55-87 y were recruited from regions in France, Italy and the UK. Intervention: A self-report questionnaire comprising socio-demographic variables, dietary habits, physical activity in the home, at work and recreation. Results: Participants differed with regards dietary habits and physical activity for each region. Recreational activity was higher in France and women generally tend to perform less hours of recreational activity per week than men. Conclusions: The differences found for these regions of Europe in relation to lifestyle factors will affect health and well-being within these countries and may mediate the impact of zinc supplementation on various biological and psychological parameters.
U2 - 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602292
DO - 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602292
M3 - Article
SN - 0954-3007
VL - 59
SP - S13-S21
JO - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
JF - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
IS - Suppl.
ER -