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ArticleNutrients2023

Inverse Association between Cheese Consumption and Lower Cognitive Function in Japanese Community-Dwelling Older Adults Based on a Cross-Sectional Study.

Hunkyung Kim, Yosuke Osuka, Narumi Kojima, Hiroyuki Sasai, Kentaro Nakamura, Chisato Oba, Mayuki Sasaki, Takao Suzuki

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hunkyung KimGaon Research Center, 402 Pangyo Medical Tower, Seongnam-shi 13466, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1614-5477
Yosuke OsukaDepartment of Frailty Research, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, Research Institute, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu 474-8511, Aichi, Japan.
Narumi KojimaResearch Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi 173-0015, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki SasaiResearch Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi 173-0015, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8120-6163
Kentaro NakamuraNutrition and Food Function Research Department, R&D Division, Meiji Co. Ltd., Hachioji 192-0919, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4083-0140
Chisato ObaNutrition and Food Function Research Department, R&D Division, Meiji Co. Ltd., Hachioji 192-0919, Tokyo, Japan.
Mayuki SasakiNutrition and Food Function Research Department, R&D Division, Meiji Co. Ltd., Hachioji 192-0919, Tokyo, Japan.
Takao SuzukiInstitute of Gerontology, J. F. Oberlin University, Machida 194-0294, Tokyo, Japan.
Meiji University · JPTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology · JPJ. F. Oberlin University · JPNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 20282345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diet modification may contribute to the prevention of age-related cognitive decline. The association between dairy product consumption and cognitive function in older people remains unknown. We investigated whether cheese intake is associated with lower cognitive function (LCF) in community-dwelling older adults. This cross-sectional study included 1503 adults aged over 65 years. The analyzed data were obtained through face-to-face interviews and functional ability measurement. Cognitive function was assessed using the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), and a score ≤23 was defined as LCF. The prevalence of LCF was 4.6%, and this group had smaller calf circumference, slower usual walking speed, and a more frequent history of anemia than subjects with MMSE scores >23. After adjusting for confounding factors, logistic regression analysis revealed cheese intake (odds ratio (OR) = 0.404, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.198-0.824), age (OR = 1.170, 95% CI = 1.089-1.256), usual walking speed (OR = 0.171, 95% CI = 0.062-0.472) and calf circumference (OR = 0.823, 95% CI = 0.747-0.908) to be significant factors associated with LCF. Although the present study was an analysis of cross-sectional data of Japanese community-dwelling older adults, the results suggest that cheese intake is inversely associated with LCF.

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CheeseCognitive DysfunctionAgedCognitionCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleHumansIndependent Livingcheeselower cognitive functionMMSE score

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