Table.
Incidence of dementia according to fish and meat consumption in elderly people in southwestern France
| Total No
|
Dementia
|
Alzheimer's disease
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of cases
|
Incidence (95% CI) per 100 person years
|
No of cases
|
Incidence (95% CI) per 100 person years
|
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| Fish or seafood consumption: | ||||||
| Once a day | 19 | 1 | 1.00 (0.00 to 2.97) | 1 | 1.00 (0.00 to 2.97) | |
| At least once a week (but not every day) | 1122 | 124 | 2.05 (1.69 to 2.41) | 99 | 1.64 (1.31 to 1.96) | |
| From time to time (but not weekly) | 240 | 35 | 2.90 (1.94 to 3.87) | 27 | 2.24 (1.39 to 3.08) | |
| Never | 35 | 10 | 6.61 (2.51 to 10.70) | 8 | 5.29 (1.62 to 8.95) | |
| Meat consumption: | ||||||
| Once a day | 934 | 110 | 2.22 (1.80 to 2.63) | 87 | 1.75 (1.38 to 2.12) | |
| At least once a week (but not every day) | 450 | 53 | 2.21 (1.61 to 2.80) | 44 | 1.83 (1.29 to 2.37) | |
| From time to time (but not weekly) | 26 | 4 | 3.49 (0.07 to 6.90) | 2 | 1.74 (0.00 to 4.16) | |
| Never | 6 | 3 | 9.39 (0.00 to 20.01) | 2 | 6.26 (0.00 to 14.93) | |