title: Association between cognitive impairment and eating habits in elderly Chinese subjects over 90 years of age.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Eating habits may have a key influence on cognitive function, however, the relationship between dietary intake and cognitive impairment in the elderly Chinese population has not been explored. The present study investigated the association between cognitive impairment and eating habits in elderly Chinese subjects >90 years of age.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study comprised data from subjects included in the 2005 Project of Longevity and Ageing in Dujiangyan, China. Subjects were divided into two groups: cognitive impairment group and normal group. Sociodemographic and dietary habit data were collected and cognitive function was assessed in all subjects using the Mini-Mental State Examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data from 763 subjects (249 men, 514 women) were included. There was no statistically significant difference in eating habits between the two groups. Education level in the cognitive impairment group was significantly lower than in the normal group. Significant between-group differences were detected in factors relating to subjects' professions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eating habits were not related to cognitive impairment in elderly Chinese people >90 years of age.
authors.affiliation: West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Lingyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Birong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Qiu Kui
authors.initials: QK
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; Cognitive impairment; Mini-Mental State Examination; eating habits