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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2020 May 9;60(1):465–474. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02267-4

Table 1.

Participant characteristics by cognitive function status, NHANES 2011-2014 (n=2,466)

Cognitive Impairment
Characters Yes
(n = 583)
No
(n = 1,883)
p-value
Age (years) ǂ 73.8 (1.08)ǂ 66.8 (0.38)ǂ <0.01
Serum 25(OH)D (nmol/l) ǂ 72.6 (2.41) 80.0 (1.18)ǂ <0.01
Daily nutrient intake ǂ
 Total magnesium (mg) 239.5 (6.20)ǂ 310.7 (5.32)ǂ <0.01
 Total calcium (mg) 869.3 (30.70)ǂ 1101.5 (24.92)ǂ <0.01
 Total energy intake (kcal) 1478.7 (34.6)ǂ 1849.3 (22.1)ǂ <0.01
BMI (kg/m2) ǂ 27.7 (0.44)ǂ 30.0 (0.23)ǂ 0.96
Dietary supplement use, n (%)* <0.01
 Yes 105 (18.0) 483 (25.7)
 No 478 (82.0) 1400 (74.3)
Race/ethnicity, n (%)* <0.01
 Non-Hispanic White 179 (30.7) 1073 (57.0)
 Non-Hispanic Black 193 (33.1) 351 (18.6)
 Hispanic 184 (31.6) 268 (14.2)
 Others 1 27 (4.6) 191 (10.2)
Sex, n (%)* <0.01
 Male 327 (56.1) 880 (46.7)
 Female 256 (43.9) 1003 (53.3)
Education, n (%)* <0.01
 Less than high school 330 (56.6) 258 (13.7)
 High school 132 (22.6) 444 (23.6)
 Some college 83 (14.2) 623 (33.1)
 College graduate 38 (6.5) 558 (29.6)
Physical activity level, n (%)* <0.01
 No and low 419 (71.9) 992 (52.7)
 Moderate and high 164 (28.1) 891 (47.3)
Season of Exam, n (%)* 0.14
 November to April 279 (47.9) 836 (44.4)
 May to October 304 (52.1) 1047 (55.6)
Smoking Status, n (%)* <0.01
 Never 273 (46.8) 939 (49.9)
 Former 213 (36.5) 728 (38.7)
 Current 97 (16.6) 216 (11.5)
Alcohol Use, n (%)* <0.01
 Never 114 (19.6) 249 (13.2)
 Former 232 (39.8) 447 (23.7)
 Current 237 (40.7) 1187 (63.1)
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Values shown are median and (standard error)

*

Unweighted frequency counts and weighted percentages shown.

1

Others: included non-Hispanic Asian and Other Race.