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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2015 Aug 25;314(8):791–801. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.9677

Figure 3. Results of the Odds of Having a Score of less than 30 for the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status (TICS) for the Four Nutrients evaluated, using Repeated Measures Logistic Regression.

Figure 3

LCPUFAs: Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Lut/Zea: Lutein/Zeaxanthin

Telephone Interview Cognitive Status-Modified (TICS-M)3 is a version of the Mini Mental State Examination. The score for TICS ranges from 0 to 39 points. A dichotomous outcome from the TICS is defined as follows: 1) TICS total < 30 points defines low cognitive function and 2) TICS total ≥30 defines normal cognitive function. “Worse” means a deterioration of the TICS score (large proportion with low cognitive function) for that given nutrient and “better” means an improved TICS (smaller proportion with low cognitive function) for that given nutrient.

Models were adjusted for: baseline age, sex, race, history of hypertension, education, baseline cognitive score and baseline depression score.