Tables 4.
Participant’s neuropsychological characteristics after 1 year according to extra virgin olive oil-intake—(within group variation)
| Variables | Without EVOO | With EVOO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Follow-up | Δ | p value* | Basal | Follow-up | Δ | p value* | |
| MMSE | 24.6 (1.3) | 25.6 (1.8) | 0.96 (1.1) | < 0.001 | 24.5 (1.5) | 25.9 (1.3) | 1.3 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
| ADAS-Cog | 14.0 (4.5) | 12.5 (3.6) | − 1.6 (2.4) | < 0.001 | 15.3 (5.2) | 12.4 (4.6) | − 3.0 (3.3) | < 0.001 |
| EVOO (g) | 33 (10) | 30 (12) | − 3.3 (13) | 0.069 | 36 (12) | 26 (6) | − 10 (14) | < 0.001 |
MMSE mini mental state examination, ADAS-Cog Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale-cognitive sub-scale, EVOO extra virgin olive oil, Δ difference
* Paired T test