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Nutrition and cognitive deficit in the elderly: a population study. (Articolo in rivista)
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- Nutrition and cognitive deficit in the elderly: a population study. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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- 2001-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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Correa Leite, M L; Nicolosi, A; Cristina, S; Hauser, W A; Nappi, G (2001)
Nutrition and cognitive deficit in the elderly: a population study.
in European journal of clinical nutrition
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- Correa Leite, M L; Nicolosi, A; Cristina, S; Hauser, W A; Nappi, G (literal)
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- Cristina, S Neurological Institute 'C Mondino', Pavia, Italy
Hauser, W A Columbia University, School of Public Health, GH Sergievsky Center, New York, USA
Nappi, G Neurological Institute 'C Mondino', Pavia, Italy (literal)
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- Nutrition and cognitive deficit in the elderly: a population study. (literal)
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- OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between a healthy diet indicator and the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.
SETTING: Population based.
SUBJECTS: A total of 1651 subjects (560 men and 1091 women) including everybody aged 70 y or more, and a random sample of people (about 40%) aged 65-69 y resident in four rural towns in the province of Pavia, Italy in 1992-1993.
INTERVENTIONS: The healthy diet indicator based on the WHO guidelines for the prevention of chronic diseases was calculated as reported by Huijbregts et al (1998; Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 52, 826-831). Food intake was estimated by means of a 180-item food-frequency questionnaire and nutrient intake was calculated using the food composition database compiled for epidemiologic studies in Italy. The cognitive function was categorized into four levels-normal cognition, mild, moderate and severe cognitive deficit-according to the neuropsychological test score. The relationship between the dietary and the ordinal cognitive function variables was studied using the proportional-odds model.
RESULTS: After adjustment for age, sex, education, total energy intake, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, a better healthy diet score was associated with a lower prevalence of cognitive deficit. The cumulative odds ratio was 0.85 (95% CI 0.77-0.93).
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest an association between a globally satisfactory diet and better cognitive performance in the elderly. However, the specific aspects of a 'healthy diet' for the elderly should be clarified. (literal)
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