Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Decline Among Chinese Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prospective evidence of associations of dietary patterns with cognitive decline is limited and inconsistent. We examined how cognitive changes among Chinese older adults relate to either an adapted Mediterranean diet score or factor analysis-derived dietary patterns.

Methods

This prospective cohort study comprised 1,650 adults ≥55 years of age, who completed a cognitive screening test at two or more waves of the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 1997, 2000, or 2004. Outcomes were repeated measures of global cognitive scores, composite cognitive z scores (standardized units [SU]), and standardized verbal memory scores (SU). Baseline diet was measured by 24-hour recalls over 3 days. We used linear mixed effects models to evaluate how changes in cognitive scores w

SUBMITTER: Qin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5928777 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature