Diet Quality and Cognitive Performance in Australian Adults Aged 55-85 Years: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Hunter Community Study Cohort.

ABSTRACT: There is a lack of evidence to determine if diet quality is associated with cognitive performance in older adults. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine whether diet quality is associated with cognitive performance among older adults. A cross-sectional, secondary analysis of baseline data from the Hunter Community Study (HCS), comparing diet quality, measured using the Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS), along with validated cognitive performance instruments the Audio Recorded Cognitive Screen (ARCS) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) were undertaken in adults aged 55-85 years, living in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Adjusted linear regression analyses showed that, compared with the lowest ARFS quintile, those in the highest quintile had an ARCS score 5.883 units gre

SUBMITTER: Li PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8000829 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature