Table 3.
Association between specific fats and cognitive status in the study sample (n = 883).
| OR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
| Saturated fats | ||||
| SCSFAs (C4-C10) | 1 | * 0.23 (0.08, 0.66) | 0.35 (0.09, 1.22) | 0.60 (0.15, 2.38) |
| MCSFAs (C12:0) | 1 | * 0.27 (0.09, 0.77) | 0.51 (0.17, 1.47) | 0.53 (0.16, 1.76) |
| C14:0 | 1 | 1.86 (0.71, 4.87) | 3.61 (0.78, 1.67) | 3.52 (0.56, 2.22) |
| C16:0 | 1 | 0.62 (0.18, 2.16) | 0.94 (0.13, 7.00) | 0.49 (0.03, 6.69) |
| C18:0 | 1 | 0.65 (0.18, 2.30) | 0.60 (0.09, 3.63) | 0.28 (0.03, 2.88) |
| C20:0 | 1 | 0.59 (0.27, 1.28) | 2.28 (0.89, 5.86) | 3.67 (0.86, 1.56) |
| C22:0 | 1 | 1.29 (0.63, 2.63) | 0.91 (0.36, 2.29) | 0.41 (0.10, 1.60) |
| MUFA | ||||
| C14:1 | 1 | 1.36 (0.68, 2.72) | 0.91 (0.38, 2.18) | 2.45 (0.89, 6.74) |
| C16:1 | 1 | 0.67 (0.27, 1.62) | 0.90 (0.31, 2.65) | 0.81 (0.18, 3.65) |
| C18:1 | 1 | 0.76 (0.32, 1.80) | 1.86 (0.58, 5.54) | 0.64 (0.15, 2.78) |
| C20:1 | 1 | 1.20 (0.56, 2.57) | 1.26 (0.39, 4.05) | 8.82 (0.91, 8.53) |
| C22:1 | 1 | * 0.47 (0.22, 0.97) | * 0.04 (0.01, 0.18) | * 0.04 (0.00, 0.39) |
| PUFA | ||||
| C18:2 | 1 | 2.04 (0.89, 4.65) | 4.59 (1.51, 13.94) | 2.03 (0.51, 8.05) |
| C18:3 | 1 | * 0.38 (0.17, 0.85) | * 0.19 (0.06, 0.64) | 0.51 (0.16, 1.64) |
| C20:4 | 1 | 0.74 (0.37, 1.51) | 0.63 (0.25, 1.60) | 0.56 (0.17, 1.80) |
| C20:5 | 1 | 0.68 (0.24, 1.95) | 0.34 (0.05, 2.19) | 0.88 (0.02, 3.91) |
| C22:6 | 1 | 2.11 (0.05, 84.16) | 1.13 (0.03, 40.64) | 0.83 (0.03, 22.02) |
All analyses were adjusted for age, sex, educational level, smoking status, physical activity level, total energy intake, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. * p value < 0.005.