Association between vitamin B2 intake and cognitive performance among older adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES.

ABSTRACT: The impact of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) intake on cognitive performance among older adults in the United States (US) remains inadequately understood. This study aimed to explore the association between vitamin B2 intake and cognitive performance among non-institutionalized elderly people in the US. Weighted logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between vitamin B2 intake and cognitive performance. Vitamin B2 intake was determined from the mean of two 24-hour dietary recall interviews. Three cognitive ability assessment tests, namely the Immediate Recall Test (IRT), Animal Fluency Test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), were performed. Participants included all older adults over 60 who underwent cognitive scoring, with cut-offs defined based on the lowest quar

SUBMITTER: Ji K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11415396 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature