Table 3.
Dietary intakes of MIND diet components among participants across tertiles of the MIND diet score
| Tertiles of MIND, mean (SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIND diet score components | 1st tertile)n = 113) | 2nd tertile (n = 113) | 3rd tertile (n = 113) | P-value | P-value* |
| Brain-healthy foods | |||||
| Berries (g/d) | 3.07 (12.38) | 5.62 (10.27) | 8.44 (17.02) | 0.013 | 0.257 |
| Nuts (g/d) | 9.50 (12.45) | 22.86 (57.78) | 21.44 (39.36) | 0.032 | 0.049 |
| Green leafy vegetables (g/d) | 44.70 (44.62) | 63.57 (48.31) | 97.56 (75.70) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Other vegetables (g/d) | 197.80 ( 158.56) | 266.50 ( 159.08) | 369.40 (282.86) | < 0.001 | 0.015 |
| Olive oil (g/d) | 0.78 (2.68) | 2.43 (4.79) | 3.38 (6.64) | < 0.001 | 0.068 |
| Whole grains (g/d) | 129.65 (102.42) | 172.58 (117.36) | 193.00 (118.29) | < 0.001 | 0.262 |
| Fish (g/d) | 5.68 (9.48) | 9.50 (13.24) | 15.00 (15.94) | < 0.001 | 0.026 |
| Beans (g/d) | 39.37 (37.17) | 58.46 (65.59) | 72.98 (60.02) | < 0.001 | 0.036 |
| Poultry (g/d) | 21.16 (19.27) | 31.04 (34.17) | 34.66 (28.77) | < 0.001 | 0.014 |
| Brain unhealthy foods | |||||
| Butter/ margarines (g/d) | 5.86 (8.28) | 3.42 (4.82) | 4.56 (9.89) | 0.077 | 0.004 |
| Cheese (g/d) | 32.52 (20.71) | 28.37 (24.31) | 26.05 (21.65) | 0.091 | 0.001 |
| Red meats and products (g/d) | 32.86 (32.61) | 29.65 (29.19) | 29.19 (28.93) | 0.617 | 0.459 |
| Fast fried foods (g/d) | 25.60 (36.80) | 22.46 (34.33) | 23.90 (54.44) | 0.863 | 0.829 |
| Pastries and sweets (g/d) | 54.64 (42.06) | 57.88 (43.07) | 40.56 (32.44) | 0.002 | 0.016 |
All data are expressed as mean (± SD). P-values derived from one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc comparisons. *All variables were adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, physical activity, and energy intake