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Table 4 Dietary intake among women with MCI and without MCI at 18 months (presented as mean (sd))

From: Incidence and predictors of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) within a multi-ethnic Asian populace: a community-based longitudinal study

Nutrient

N = 1227

p value

MCI (n = 69)

Without MCI (n = 494)

Intakes

% of intake from RNIsa

Intakes

% of intake from RNIs

Energy (kcal)

1563 ± 465.6

87.9 ± 26.2

1506 ± 430.3

84.6 ± 24.2

0.299

Protein (g/day)

68.9 ± 25.8

135.0 ± 50.5

66.5 ± 22.1

130.3 ± 43.3

0.412

Protein (% of energy)

17.7 ± 3.6

–

17.8 ± 3.8

–

0.848

Carbohydrate (g/day)

206.7 ± 66.6

–

196.9 ± 64.1

–

0.239

Carbohydrate (% of energy)

53.1 ± 8.1

–

52.4 ± 8.4

–

0.531

Fat (g/day)

51.3 ± 21.4

–

50.2 ± 19.8

–

0.679

Fat (% of energy)

29.2 ± 6.8

–

29.8 ± 7.0

–

0.488

Saturated Fat (g/day)

7.4 ± 5.0

–

7.6 ± 5.4

–

0.769

Total Fibre (g/day)

3.6 ± 2.0

–

4.1 ± 2.4

–

0.084

Vitamin C (mg/day)

112.3 ± 84.0

160.4 ± 120.0

118.0 ± 83.5

168.6 ± 119.3

0.594

Vitamin E (mg/day)

14.3 ± 60.0

190.4 ± 800

18.4 ± 88.9

244.8 ± 1185

0.712

Thiamine (mg/day)

0.8 ± 0.9

76.3 ± 85

1.2 ± 2.5

113.5 ± 225

0.011*

Riboflavin (mg/day)

1.1 ± 0.5

103.6 ± 48.3

1.2 ± 0.5

109.8 ± 46.6

0.299

Niacin (mg/day)

9.9 ± 4.5

70.5 ± 32.2

9.9 ± 3.7

70.6 ± 26.7

0.989

Pyridoxine (mg/day)

0.6 ± 0.3

–

0.7 ± 0.3

–

0.174

Folate (μg /day)

92.8 ± 56.7

23.2 ± 14.2

107.1 ± 78

26.8 ± 19.4

0.139

Calcium (mg/day)

458.6 ± 199

45.9 ± 19.9

505.2 ± 250

50.5 ± 25.0

0.139

Sodium (mg/day)

1437 ± 823

–

1311 ± 956

–

0.295

Iron (mg/day)

12.8 ± 5.5

116.3 ± 50.2

12.9 ± 5.2

117.6 ± 47.6

0.831

Zinc (mg/day)

3.0 ± 1.6

61.5 ± 32.1

3.4 ± 1.8

69.0 ± 36.7

0.107

Phosphorus (mg/day)

1028 ± 369

–

1010 ± 402

–

0.714

Selenium (μg/day)

26.3 ± 17.1

105.0 ± 68.4

23.9 ± 17.8

95.4 ± 71.3

0.292

  1. aRNIs: Recommended Nutrient Intakes for Malaysia [40]