Santos Hildemar Dos, Alabadi-Bierman Alaa, Paalani Michael, Padilla Sen Luu, Alvarez Abel, Beeson W Lawrence, Fraser Gary E
School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, 24951 North Circle Drive, Nichol Hall, Room 1306, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States.
Adventist Health Study, Research Affairs, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States.
JAR Life. 2025 Apr 11;14:100010. doi: 10.1016/j.jarlif.2025.100010. eCollection 2025.
This investigation aimed to evaluate and describe the health profile and dietary patterns of the oldest Adventists (individuals aged 80 years and older).
Cross-sectional investigation.
Self-administered lifestyle questionnaire in Adventist congregations in North America.
7192 individuals aged 80 years of age or older enrolled in the Adventist Health Study-2.
Dietary intakes for participants were evaluated using a self-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Selected health outcomes data were assessed with the baseline self-administered medical history questionnaire.
Our cohort of the old adults Adventists had a predominant female participation (62 %), and the percentage of vegetarians was 52.7 %. Based on classification into respective dietary patterns, 7.8 % of the study population were vegan, 29.2 % of the participants were lacto-ovo vegetarians, 10.2 % were pesco-vegetarians, 5.5 % were semi-vegetarians, and 47.3 % were non-vegetarians. Regarding the assessment of prevalent conditions, non-vegetarians were more likely to report having hypertension than other dietary patterns. Semi-vegetarians and non-vegetarians were more likely to report high cholesterol. A large number of participants reported never smoking (78.5 %) and never drinking alcoholic beverages (57.8 %), and non-vegetarians reported the poorest health perception (20 %) compared to vegans (11.4 %).
Our Adventist Health oldest of the old cohort shared many of the characteristics observed among the individuals that make up the long-living cohorts worldwide as well as younger aged Adventist participants. This observation indicates the importance of non-smoking, abstinence from alcohol consumption, daily engagement in regular physical activity, avoidance of disease in older ages, and following a plant-based diet concerning the potential for successful aging.
本研究旨在评估和描述最年长的基督复临安息日会信徒（80岁及以上个体）的健康状况和饮食模式。
横断面调查。
北美基督复临安息日会会众中自行填写的生活方式问卷。
基督复临安息日会健康研究-2中登记的7192名80岁及以上个体。
使用自行填写的定量食物频率问卷评估参与者的饮食摄入量。选定的健康结局数据通过基线自行填写的病史问卷进行评估。
我们的老年基督复临安息日会信徒队列中女性占主导（62%），素食者比例为52.7%。根据各自饮食模式分类，7.8%的研究人群为纯素食者，29.2%的参与者为蛋奶素食者，10.2%为鱼肉素食者，5.5%为半素食者，47.3%为非素食者。关于常见疾病的评估，非素食者比其他饮食模式的人更有可能报告患有高血压。半素食者和非素食者更有可能报告高胆固醇。大量参与者报告从不吸烟（78.5%）和从不饮酒（57.8%），与纯素食者（
