Health status, lifestyle and quality of life in older adults of rural and urban areas of Tarragona province (Catalonia, Spain): a cross-sectional descriptive study
Sarcopenia parameters of urban and rural older adults are similar, except for the highest muscle mass of older adults from rural areas compared to urban ones. In addition, older adults living in rural areas show healthier lifestyles and better quality of life than urban individuals, reinforcing the importance of adapting actions according to the people's environment.
Authors
- C Sepúlveda
- Lucía Tarro
- Maria Besora‐Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4375-0026)
- Rosa Solà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-235X)
- Rosa M. Valls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-0942)
- Judit Queral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-2215)
- Elisabet Llauradó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7439-9531)
- Claudia Jiménez‐ten Hoevel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-5795)
- A. Sospedra-Senar
- J. Tomàs-Piqueras
Institutions
- Departament de Salut (ES)
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (ES)
- Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (ES)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22045-3
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39
Funders
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca