Dietary acrylamide exposure was associated with mild cognition decline among non-smoking Chinese elderly men.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study is to explore the longitudinal association of dietary acrylamide exposure with cognitive performance in Chinese elderly. The analysis was conducted among 2534 non-smoking elderly men and women based on a prospective study, Mr. and Ms. OS Hong Kong. Dietary acrylamide intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaires with data on local food contamination, derived from the first Hong Kong Total Diet Study. Global cognitive function was assessed by Cantonese version of Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) at the baseline and the 4^th year of follow-up. Multivariable-adjusted linear and logistic regression models were used to assess the associations of dietary acrylamide with MMSE score changes or risk of poor cognition. The results indicated that among men with MMSE

SUBMITTER: Liu ZM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5527102 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature