%0 Journal Article
%T Dietary Patterns Associated with Cognitive Function among the Older People in Underdeveloped Regions: Finding from the NCDFaC Study
%A Jian Zhang
%A Jing Chen
%A Kui Dong
%A Mei Zhang
%A Pengkun Song
%A Shaojie Pang
%A Shengquan Mi
%A Virginia B. Kraus
%A Wenhua Zhao
%A Yanfang Zhao
%A Yi Zhai
%A Zeping Ren
%A Zhaoxue Yin
%A Zhuoqun Wang
%J Archive of "Nutrients".
%D 2018
%R 10.3390/nu10040464
%X Although dietary patterns are crucial to cognitive function, associations of dietary patterns with cognitive function have not yet been fully understood. This cross-sectional study explored dietary patterns associated with cognitive function among the older adults in underdeveloped regions, using 1504 community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and over. Diet was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire and 24-h dietary recall. Factor analysis was used to extract dietary patterns. Global cognitive function was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Two dietary patterns, a ¡°mushroom, vegetable, and fruits¡± (MVF) pattern and a ¡°meat and soybean products¡± (MS) pattern, were identified. The MVF pattern, characterized by high consumption of mushrooms, vegetables, and fruits was significantly positively associated with cognitive function (p < 0.05), with an odds ratio of (95% CIs) 0.60 (0.38, 0.94) for cognitive impairment and ¦Â (95% CIs) 0.15 (0.02, 0.29) for ¨Clog (31-MMSE score). The MS pattern, characterized by high consumption of soybean products and meat, was also associated with better cognitive function, with an odds ratio of 0.47 (95% CIs 0.30, 0.74) for cognitive impairment and ¦Â (95% CIs) 0.34 (0.21, 0.47) for ¨Clog (31-MMSE score). Our results suggested that both the MVF and MS patterns were positively associated with better cognitive function among older adults in underdeveloped regions
%K dietary pattern
%K cognitive function
%K factor analysis
%K older adults
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946249/