Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Cognitive Disorders in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the quantitative associations between fruit and vegetable intake and cognitive disorders in older adults.

Design

A meta-analysis.

Setting and participants

We used the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases for a literature search to 12 April 2022. We preliminarily retrieved 11,759 studies, 16 of which met the inclusion criteria including six cross-sectional studies, nine cohort studies and one case-control study, incorporating 64,348 participants and 9,879 cases.

Methods

Using the three databases, we identified observational studies exploring the association. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random effects model.

Results

Sixteen studies were

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9251442 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature