A cross sectional study to examine the association between dietary patterns and cognitive impairment in older Chinese people in Hong Kong

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 757-765

  Chan, Ruth ^a,b   Chan, D ^a   Woo, J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

chinese; cognitive impairment; Dietary pattern; mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY SCREENING INSTRUMENT FOR DEMENTIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MILK; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEA FOOD; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84888009671     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0348-5     Document Type: Article

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