Sex Disparity in the Nutrition-Related Determinants of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Sex differences in nutrition-related determinants of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) exist among the elderly. This study aimed to explore sex-specific influencing factors of MCI.

Methods

A case-control study was conducted in 2020 involving 1086 elderly people aged 55 years and above from four sites in Zhejiang Province, China. Data on demographics, cognitive assessment, depression scale, daily food intake, and physical examinations were collected. The assessment of plant-based diet patterns depended on an overall plant-based diet index (PDI), a healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI), and an unhealthful plant-based diet index (uPDI). Multivariate logistic regression models were employed to assess the determinants of MCI in females and males.

Results<

SUBMITTER: He M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature