Validity of estimated dietary eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid intakes determined by interviewer-administered food frequency questionnaire among older adults with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment or dementia

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-103

  Arsenault, Lisa N ^b   Matthan, Nirupa ^a,b   Scott, Tammy M ^c,d   Dallal, Gerard ^a,b   Lichtenstein, Alice H ^a,b,d   Folstein, Marshal F ^c   Rosenberg, Irwin ^a,b,d   Tucker, Katherine L ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged 80 and over; Dementia; Epidemiologic methods; Fatty acids; Mental recall; Nutrition assessment; Omega 3; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID;

AGING; COGNITION; DIET; ELDERLY POPULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FATTY ACID; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650021836     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp089     Document Type: Article

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