ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2022
Association Between Mediterranean Diet and Functional Status in Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study Based on the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project.
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- Increases in adherence to a simplified Mediterranean diet predicts improved next day cognitive functioning.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- The Relationship between the Mediterranean Diet and Vascular Stiffness, Metabolic Syndrome, and Its Components in People over 65 Years of Age.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Nutritional Barriers to the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Non-Mediterranean Populations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- The Role of Methionine-Rich Diet in Unhealthy Cerebrovascular and Brain Aging: Mechanisms and Implications for Cognitive Impairment.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Alzheimer's Disease Treatment: The Search for a Breakthrough.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet is associated with physical and cognitive health: A cross-sectional analysis of community-dwelling older Australians.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent evidence on the association between Mediterranean diet (MeDi) intake and activities of daily living (ADL) is limited and inconsistent in older adults.
methodsThis study included 1 696 participants aged ≥65 years in the Washington Heights-Inwood Community Aging Project study. The MeDi score was calculated based on data collected from the Willett's semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. The multivariable-adjusted Cox regression model was applied to examine the association of MeDi score with risks of disability in basic (BADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL), as well as the overall ADL (B-IADL).
resultsEight hundred and thirty-two participants with incident ADL disability were identified over a median follow-up of 5.39 years. The continuous MeDi score was significantly associated with decreased risk of disability in B-IADL (hazard ratio = 0.95, 95% confidence interval = 0.91-0.99, p = .018) in a model adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, educational level, and dietary calories intake but was no longer significant after additionally adjusted for multiple comorbidities and physical activities (0.97 [0.93, 1.01], p = .121). The continuous MeDi score was significantly associated with decreased risk of disability in B-IADL (0.92 [0.85, 1.00], p = .043) and BADL (0.90 [0.82, 0.99], p = .030) in non-Hispanic Whites, but not in non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics (p > .05 for all).
conclusionsHigher MeDi score was associated with decreased risk of ADL disability, particularly in non-Hispanic Whites.
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