Dementia and Diet, Methodological and Statistical Issues: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: There is conflicting information on the relationship between diet and dementia. The purposes of this pilot study were twofold. First, to use publicly available data regarding food consumption (United Kingdom Family Food), dementia, risk and demographic factors to find relationships between the consumption of various foods to dementia prevalence. The second purpose was to identify elements of study design that had important effects on the results. Multiple analyses were performed on different data sets derived from the existing data. Statistical testing began with univariate correlation analyses corrected for multiple testing followed by global tests for significance. Subsequently, a number of multivariate techniques were applied including stepwise linear regression, cluster regression, reg

SUBMITTER: Stecker M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9298542 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature