Table 3.

Pearson’s r correlations between cognition and foods by race for individuals who completed Food Frequency Questionnaire. (AA= African American, CC=Caucasian; 1-6=Southern Diet, 7-10=Prudent Diet)

	MOCA	Busche Delay	MINT	Trails B
1. Pies
AA	-0.904**	0.534	-0.295	-0.431
CC	-0.082	-0.144	0.224	0.192
2. Gravy
AA	-0.056	-0.483	-0.791†	0.047
CC	0.085	-0.298	0.157	-0.111
3. Mash Potatoes
AA	0.693	-0.662	0.417	0.889**
CC	0.100	-0.128	0.441**	-0.034
4. Added Fat/oil while cooking
AA	0.096	-0.733†	0.112	0.551
CC	0.089	0.092	0.062	0.057
5. Tea
AA	-0.772*	-0.045	-0.686	0.179
CC	0.189	0.129	0.128	-0.160
6. Sugar Drinks
AA	0.529	-0.890**	0.419	0.664
CC	0.369*	0.307†	0.308†	-0.299
8. Baked Fish
AA	-0.520	0.442	-0.514	-0.023
CC	-0.155	-0.075	0.388*	0.071
9. 100% Grape Juice
AA	0.098	0.201	0.977**	0.145
CC	-0.057	-0.198	0.162	-0.264
10. 100% Orange Juice
AA	0.264	0.239	0.054	0.192
CC	0.023	0.332†	0.032	-0.211

†P<0.1; * P<0.05; **P<0.01