Soriano Joan B, Fernández Vázquez Sara, Carretero Silvia, Puga González María Dolores, Soriano Cecilia, Romaguera Dora, Alonso-Fernández Alberto, Busquets Xavier, Balcells Susana, Grinberg Daniel, Poulain Michel
Fundación Caubet-Cimera Illes Balears, Bunyola, Spain.
Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2014 Jul;14(3):620-7. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12148. Epub 2013 Sep 30.
We aimed to determine whether there was a Blue Zone, an area characterized by extreme longevity, in Menorca, Spain.
We explored official statistics of the Balearic Islands, Spain, and calculated life expectancy from 1991 to 2009, by sex and island, among other demographic estimators.
The life expectancy at birth in Menorca reached a peak in 2007 with 82.3 years, but since 2001 in females and 2007 in males, it plateaued and then descended. The percentage of centenarians in Es Migjorn Gran was 0.17% in 2001, only because of the 0.33% male contribution, and it returned to within the average Balearic rates. There is no record of any other surviving centenarian after 2006 in Es Migjorn Gran. Results obtained with other demographic indices are confirmatory.
It appears there was no extreme longevity or Blue Zone in Es Migjorn Gran and the surrounding villages in Menorca.
我们旨在确定西班牙梅诺卡岛是否存在蓝区，即一个以极高长寿率为特征的区域。
我们研究了西班牙巴利阿里群岛的官方统计数据，并计算了1991年至2009年按性别和岛屿划分的预期寿命以及其他人口统计学指标。
梅诺卡岛的出生预期寿命在2007年达到峰值，为82.3岁，但自2001年女性和2007年男性以来，预期寿命趋于平稳然后下降。2001年，大埃斯米乔恩的百岁老人比例为0.17%，这仅仅是由于男性贡献了0.33%，之后又回到了巴利阿里群岛的平均水平。2006年之后，大埃斯米乔恩没有其他在世百岁老人的记录。用其他人口统计学指标得出的结果也证实了这一点。
在梅诺卡岛的大埃斯米乔恩及其周边村庄似乎不存在极高长寿率或蓝区。
