Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of 923 MAP participants by tertile of MIND diet score
| MIND DIET SCORE | ||||
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| Baseline Characteristic | Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | |
| MIND diet score | mean (minimum, maximum) |
5.6 (2.5, 6.5) |
7.5 (7.0, 8.0) |
9.6 (8.5, 12.5) |
| Age | mean years | 81.7 | 81.4 | 80.4 |
| Males | percent | 26 | 25 | 22 |
| Education | mean years | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.6 |
| APOE-ε4 | percent | 21 | 27 | 21 |
| Total Energy Intake | mean calories | 1644 | 1777 | 1792 |
| Cognitive Activity Frequency | mean rating | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Physical Activity Weekly | mean hours | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| Depressive Symptoms | mean number | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Body Mass Index | ||||
| percent BMI ≤ 20 | 9 | 5 | 7 | |
| percent BMI ≥30 | 31 | 22 | 24 | |
| Medical Conditions | ||||
| Diabetes | percent | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Hypertension | percent | 79 | 75 | 72 |
| Hypertensive medication use | percent | 57 | 53 | 53 |
| Myocardial Infarction | percent | 17 | 11 | 16 |
| Stroke | percent | 10 | 6 | 8 |
All variables were age-standardized using 5-year age categories.