Mediterranean diet score linked to cognitive functioning in Czech women: a cross-sectional population-based study

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14310/25:00141595

Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-025-03752-4" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-025-03752-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-025-03752-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00394-025-03752-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mediterranean diet score linked to cognitive functioning in Czech women: a cross-sectional population-based study

Original language description

PurposeThe evidence suggests that adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) may be beneficial in preventing cognitive decline. We aimed to explore this association in a Central European population.MethodsA total of 6,028 men and women from the Czech arm of the HAPIEE study were included in the analysis. Dietary data were collected using a food frequency questionnaire, and MD score (MDS) was calculated based on nine food groups. The MDS (range 0-17 points) was classified into three groups: low (0-7), medium (8-10), high (11-17). Cognitive function was measured using four tests assessing verbal memory and learning, verbal fluency, and attention, mental speed and concentration, and composite score, each of them converted to z-score. The associations between MDS and cognitive function were analyzed using multivariate linear regression in men and women.ResultsThere were no significant associations in men. By contrast, women with a dietary score of 8-10 points (B = 0.05, 95% CI: -0.002; 0.097), and those with a score of 11-17 points (B = 0.08, 95% CI: 0.016; 0.140) had a higher composite cognitive score than women in lowest adherence group. Regarding specific domains, women in the highest adherence group had significantly better immediate verbal memory (B = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.031; 0.205) and delayed recall (B = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.027; 0.212), respectively, than those in the lowest adherence group.ConclusionHigher adherence to the MDS was associated with better cognitive functioning in verbal memory and composite cognitive score in Czech women. The results suggest that the Mediterranean diet may help to improve cognitive functioning.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30308 - Nutrition, Dietetics

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Nutrition

ISSN

1436-6207

e-ISSN

1436-6215

Volume of the periodical

64

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

237

UT code for WoS article

001526732200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105010580861