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Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2023 Mar 20;19(10):4311–4324. doi: 10.1002/alz.13033

Table 4.

Results of the logistic regression modeling of cognitive impairment according to quintiles of nutrient intake in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 cohort: odds ratios and P values. Results are shown in comparison to quintile 1 (reference).

TICS
(n=3305 participants)*
Composite
(n=2887 participants)*
Nutrient Q4 vs Q1 Q5 vs Q1 Q4 vs Q1 Q5 vs Q1
Vitamin A IU 0.80 (0.63,1.01) 0.76 (0.60,0.95) 0.57 (0.41,0.80) 0.55 (0.39,0.77)
0.0561 0.0171 0.0012 0.0006
Vitamin A RAE 0.96 (0.76,1.21) 0.99 (0.79,1.24) 0.71 (0.52,0.99) 0.74 (0.53,1.04)
0.7131 0.9138 0.0425 0.0799
Retinol 1.23 (0.97,1.56) 1.65 (1.31,2.09) 0.93 (0.65,1.31) 1.41 (1.01,1.98)
0.0842 <.0001 0.6664 0.0467
Vitamin D 0.84 (0.67,1.04) 0.72 (0.58,0.90) 0.63 (0.46,0.87) 0.55 (0.39,0.76)
0.1138 0.0045 0.0041 0.0004
Vitamin E 0.56 (0.45,0.70) 0.46 (0.37,0.58) 0.49 (0.36,0.68) 0.33 (0.23,0.47)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Vitamin C 0.73 (0.58,0.91) 0.83 (0.66,1.04) 0.56 (0.40,0.79) 0.68 (0.49,0.94)
0.0052 0.1139 0.0008 0.0211
Thiamine 0.83 (0.67,1.04) 0.96 (0.77,1.21) 1.06 (0.76,1.47) 1.05 (0.75,1.46)
0.1148 0.7512 0.7403 0.7945
Riboflavin 0.92 (0.74,1.16) 1.13 (0.90,1.42) 0.88 (0.64,1.22) 1.02 (0.72,1.44)
0.4825 0.3002 0.4459 0.9290
Niacin 0.84 (0.67,1.05) 0.84 (0.67,1.06) 1.01 (0.74,1.38) 0.77 (0.54,1.08)
0.1336 0.1524 0.9634 0.1257
Vitamin B6 0.76 (0.61,0.94) 0.93 (0.75,1.17) 0.66 (0.48,0.91) 0.80 (0.58,1.11)
0.0131 0.5407 0.0115 0.1840
Folate 0.65 (0.52,0.81) 0.84 (0.67,1.05) 0.68 (0.49,0.94) 0.78 (0.56,1.10)
0.0002 0.1328 0.0210 0.1627
Natural Food Folate 0.66 (0.53,0.82) 0.60 (0.48,0.76) 0.69 (0.51,0.94) 0.40 (0.28,0.56)
0.0002 <.0001 0.0186 <.0001
Folic Acid 0.72 (0.58,0.91) 0.87 (0.70,1.10) 0.59 (0.42,0.83) 0.79 (0.57,1.10)
0.0061 0.2421 0.0027 0.1684
Vitamin B12 0.93 (0.74,1.16) 1.21 (0.96,1.53) 0.65 (0.47,0.91) 0.93 (0.67,1.29)
0.5063 0.1059 0.0110 0.6611
Beta-Carotene 0.64 (0.51,0.81) 0.65 (0.52,0.82) 0.50 (0.36,0.70) 0.47 (0.33,0.65)
0.0002 0.0002 <.0001 <.0001
Alpha-Carotene 0.84 (0.67,1.06) 0.90 (0.72,1.13) 0.53 (0.38,0.75) 0.69 (0.51,0.95)
0.1444 0.3748 0.0003 0.0228
Beta-Cryptoxanthin 0.97 (0.76,1.22) 1.17 (0.93,1.47) 0.89 (0.64,1.26) 1.06 (0.76,1.48)
0.7696 0.1778 0.5188 0.7448
Lutein+Zeaxanthin 0.67 (0.54,0.85) 0.57 (0.45,0.72) 0.72 (0.53,0.99) 0.31 (0.22,0.45)
0.0007 <.0001 0.0440 <.0001
Lycopene 0.74 (0.59,0.92) 0.64 (0.51,0.80) 0.58 (0.42,0.81) 0.61 (0.44,0.84)
0.0059 <.0001 0.0010 0.0025
Calcium 0.82 (0.66,1.03) 0.97 (0.77,1.22) 0.63 (0.45,0.88) 0.70 (0.51,0.98)
0.0887 0.8119 0.0059 0.0362
Magnesium 0.57 (0.45,0.71) 0.59 (0.47,0.75) 0.62 (0.45,0.85) 0.47 (0.33,0.65)
<.0001 <.0001 0.0036 <.0001
Iron 0.95 (0.76,1.18) 0.90 (0.72,1.12) 1.02 (0.73,1.41) 1.07 (0.77,1.49)
0.6271 0.3428 0.9211 0.6926
Zinc 0.87 (0.69,1.08) 0.87 (0.69,1.09) 0.81 (0.59,1.11) 0.69 (0.49,0.96)
0.2087 0.2200 0.1915 0.0270
Copper 0.88 (0.70,1.10) 0.91 (0.73,1.15) 0.77 (0.55,1.07) 0.80 (0.57,1.12)
0.2502 0.4362 0.1168 0.1900
Selenium 0.91 (0.68,1.22) 0.70 (0.59,0.81) 0.85 (0.54,1.33) 0.72 (0.58,0.91)
0.5165 <.0001 0.4679 0.0047
Cholesterol 1.05 (0.84,1.32) 1.03 (0.81,1.30) 1.26 (0.91,1.74) 0.89 (0.62,1.27)
0.6671 0.8277 0.1680 0.5173
Saturated Fat 1.19 (0.95,1.49) 1.22 (0.97,1.53) 1.15 (0.83,1.60) 1.26 (0.91,1.75)
0.1344 0.0858 0.4027 0.1667
Monounsaturated Fat 0.83 (0.67,1.04) 0.75 (0.60,0.94) 0.96 (0.69,1.32) 0.81 (0.57,1.15)
0.1095 0.0135 0.7942 0.2383
Oleic Acid 0.87 (0.70,1.08) 0.77 (0.61,0.97) 1.00 (0.73,1.38) 0.80 (0.56,1.13)
0.2056 0.0243 0.9816 0.2035
Linoleic Acid 0.94 (0.75,1.19) 0.92 (0.73,1.15) 1.13 (0.80,1.60) 0.94 (0.67,1.32)
0.6249 0.4616 0.4817 0.7252
Alpha-Linolenic Acid 1.01 (0.81,1.26) 0.91 (0.73,1.14) 1.01 (0.72,1.40) 0.81 (0.58,1.13)
0.9184 0.4071 0.9636 0.2166
Arachidonic Acid 0.91 (0.72,1.14) 1.08 (0.85,1.36) 0.88 (0.62,1.23) 1.07 (0.77,1.50)
0.3896 0.5274 0.4438 0.6779
EPA 0.49 (0.39,0.61) 0.54 (0.43,0.68) 0.46 (0.33,0.63) 0.40 (0.29,0.55)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
DPA 0.77 (0.61,0.97) 0.67 (0.54,0.84) 0.70 (0.50,0.97) 0.58 (0.42,0.82)
0.0286 0.0006 0.0315 0.0016
DHA 0.54 (0.43,0.68) 0.56 (0.45,0.69) 0.49 (0.36,0.67) 0.44 (0.32,0.61)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
EPA+DHA 0.52 (0.41,0.65) 0.54 (0.43,0.67) 0.44 (0.32,0.60) 0.41 (0.30,0.57)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
EPA+DPA+DHA 0.56 (0.45,0.70) 0.48 (0.38,0.60) 0.43 (0.31,0.60) 0.42 (0.31,0.59)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Lactose 1.16 (0.92,1.47) 1.20 (0.95,1.50) 0.96 (0.69,1.33) 1.00 (0.72,1.40)
0.1988 0.1192 0.7951 0.9802
Alcohol 0.47 (0.38,0.59) 0.46 (0.37,0.57) 0.44 (0.32,0.60) 0.31 (0.23,0.43)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
Fiber 0.72 (0.57,0.90) 0.79 (0.63,0.99) 0.81 (0.58,1.14) 0.82 (0.58,1.16)
0.0045 0.0392 0.2270 0.2593
Total Choline 0.85 (0.68,1.07) 0.91 (0.72,1.14) 0.74 (0.54,1.03) 0.75 (0.53,1.05)
0.1704 0.4174 0.0725 0.0899
Free Choline 0.73 (0.58,0.91) 0.69 (0.55,0.88) 0.48 (0.34,0.66) 0.46 (0.33,0.64)
0.0058 0.0026 <.0001 <.0001
Glycemic Index 1.36 (0.92,1.99) 2.11 (1.33,3.35) 1.72 (0.97,3.05) 3.46 (1.77,6.77)
0.1205 0.0015 0.0639 0.0003
Glycemic Load 1.60 (1.27,2.02) 1.68 (1.33,2.13) 2.30 (1.60,3.30) 2.48 (1.74,3.56)
<.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001
*

Results adjusted for baseline age, sex, race, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, baseline depression score (CES-D ≥16 or not), total calorie intake, and years from baseline.