Table 1.
The characteristics of studied subjects of the PUFA-treated and controls groups.
| Variable | PUFA-Treated Groups: LMM + rLMM |
Control Groups: LMM + rLMM |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Women (n) | 19 | 14 | |
| Men (n) | 11 | 6 | |
| Age (years) | 74.97 ± 8.23 | 74.85 ± 7.49 | 0.96 |
| AMTS (points) | 9.00 ± 0.80 * | 8.95 ± 0.92 ** | 0.88 |
| Katz’ index (points) | 5.92 ± 0.30 | 5.70 ± 1.12 | 0.59 |
| Lawton scale (points) | 25.93 ± 2.18 | 24.45 ± 4.38 | 0.17 |
| MNA (points) | 24.76 ± 2.89 * | 23.39 ± 3.25 ** | 0.16 |
Notes: the table includes the results of those individuals who finish the 12-weeks intervention only (n = 50); * n = 29; ** n = 19; Abbreviations: AMTS, Abbreviated Mental Test Score; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment.