Vitamin-mineral supplements and cognition among adults aged 65 and older: multiple cross-sectional population-based studies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many people consume vitamin-mineral supplements (VMS), to prevent cognitive decline or enhance cognition. We assessed the association between VMS intake and cognition.

Methods

Data from three follow-ups of the population-based CoLaus|PsyColaus cohort. Participants aged ≥ 65 years were included and categorized as VMS consumers or non-consumers. Cognitive tests included the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Stroop colour test, the CERAD praxis items, lexical and semantic fluency tasks, and the Grober and Buschke episodic memory test.

Results

There were 925 (64.5% women), 836 (41.1%), and 516 (29.4%) participants from the first (2009-2013), second (2014-2018) and third (2019-2021) follow-ups, respectively. After multivariable adjustment, no significant differ

SUBMITTER: Marques D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12103314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature