Impact of Living in a Mountain Environment on Health and Mortality: Insights from the Alpine Population in Northern Italy

Living in the Italian Alps seems to have a positive effect on life expectancy and mortality from certain diseases compared to living at sea level in northern Italy. Furthermore, living at moderate altitude conferred some cardiometabolic health benefits in the CHRIS study population, even after corrections for confounding factors. The metabolite profile in a sub-sample did, however, not reveal any significant differences between altitude levels.