Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for the included participants grouped by adherence to dietary patterns identified using IPFA
| Variable | High fat (n = 24) | Mediterranean (n = 31) | Junk food (n = 24) | Low fat (n = 35) | Total (n = 115) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 69.79 ± 2.42 | 69.45 ± 2.23 | 70.41 ± 3.19 | 69.57 ± 2.70 | 69.76 ± 2.63 |
| Education (in years) | 12.88 ± 3.67 | 14.10 ± 3.87 | 11.50 ± 2.96 | 12.63 ± 3.36 | 12.84 ± 3.57 |
| BMI | 28.58 ± 6.75 | 27.43 ± 5.48 | 27.14 ± 5.58 | 29.29 ± 4.26 | 28.18 ± 5.46 |
| Energy (kJ/day) | 5443.46 ± 2116.50 | 4809.79 ± 1145.51 | 6035.40 ± 1993.21 | 4677.26 ± 1242.79 | 5160.53 ± 1679.03 |
| APOE positive, n (%) | 9 (37.5) | 9 (29.0) | 9 (37.5) | 10 (28.57) | 37 (32.46) |
| CERAD Savings Score (%) | 72.93 ± 18.08 | 72.97 ± 31.07 | 65.57 ± 28.76 | 63.34 ± 28.62 | 68.45 ± 27.52 |
| PET SUVR (raw) | 1.1296 ± 0.1539 | 1.0835 ± 0.1427 | 1.2150 ± 0.2458 | 1.1300 ± 0.2336 | 1.1352 ± 0.2026 |
| PET SUVR (transformed) | 0.8185 ± 0.1770 | 0.8829 ± 0.1646 | 0.7389 ± 0.2174 | 0.8446 ± 0.2043 | 0.8273 ± 0.1959 |
Abbreviations: APOE, apolipoprotein E; BMI, body mass index; CERAD, Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease; PET, positron emission tomography; SUVR, standard uptake value ratio.
NOTE. If not otherwise described, data are presented as mean ± standard deviation of the mean.