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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to MCI (n = 364)

From: Is there an association between mild cognitive impairment and dietary pattern in chinese elderly? Results from a cross-sectional population study

 

MCI

Normal

χ2 or mean difference

Gender

   

Men

108/160

52/160

 

Women

171/204

33/204

13.35★

Age, years

93.26 ± 3.10

92.25 ± 2.55

1.01★

MMSE scores

21.32 ± 1.74

26.45 ± 1.45

-5.13★

Dietary Pattern (times per week)

   

Grain, Cereals

19.61 ± 2.93

19.90 ± 2.78

-0.30

Vegetables

18.13 ± 4.67

18.77 ± 3.99

-0.65

Fruits

2.06 ± 3.18

2.73 ± 3.78

-0.68

Poultry

0.59 ± 1.30

0.81 ± 2.05

-0.22

Pork, Beef, Mutton

5.52 ± 5.77

5.91 ± 6.01

-0.39

Eggs

4.56 ± 4.58

4.27 ± 4.06

0.29

Fish, shrimp

0.21 ± 0.57

0.58 ± 2.45

-0.38

Milk, milk products

1.39 ± 3.20

1.84 ± 3.34

-0.46

legume

2.19 ± 2.58

2.59 ± 3.45

-0.40

Animal oil

6.21 ± 7.06

7.26 ± 8.24

-1.05

Plant oil

16.73 ± 5.76

17.49 ± 5.04

-0.76

Nuts

0.90 ± 2.27

1.68 ± 3.75

-0.78

Variable

   

SBP (mm Hg)

141.80 ± 22.67

141.23 ± 25.34

0.57

DBP (mm Hg)

73.06 ± 12.55

72.82 ± 11.49

0.24

IBM (Kg/m2)

19.55 ± 3.71

19.16 ± 4.13

0.39

FPG (mmol/L)

4.38 ± 1.46

4.62 ± 1.1.58

-0.24

Triglycerides(mmol/L)

1.26 ± 0.72

1.25 ± 0.89

0.01

TC (mmol/L)

4.18 ± 0.81

4.17 ± 0.74

0.01

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.32 ± 1.34

2.26 ± 0.56

0.06

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.58 ± 0.44

1.53 ± 0.33

0.04

Smoking habits

   

Former

170/274

55/84

0.32

Current

121/279

44/85

1.85

Alcoholic habit

   

Former

120/274

34/83

0.21

Current

76/279

27/85

0.66

Tea habits

   

Former

133/268

51/83

3.55

Current

133/279

48/85

2.02

Exercise habits

   

Former

82/265

37/84

4.87â–²

Current

110/276

42/85

2.44

Educational levels

   

Illiteracy

179

34

 

Primary school

89

45

 

Secondary school

7

4

 

College and postgraduate

4

2

15.71★

  1. Abbreviations: MCI, Mild cognitive impairment; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index, FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, Total cholesterol, HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  2. Mean ± s.d.
  3. ▲p < 0.05; ★ p < 0.01 vs. mild cognitive impairment group using the χ2 or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and Independent-Samples t test for continuous variables. P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.