eprintid: 16577 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/65/77 datestamp: 2025-02-10 23:30:08 lastmod: 2025-02-10 23:30:09 status_changed: 2025-02-10 23:30:08 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Godos, Justyna creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Frias-Toral, Evelyn creators_name: Zambrano-Villacres, Raynier creators_name: Rojas Vistorte, Angel Olider creators_name: Yélamos Torres, Vanessa creators_name: Battino, Maurizio creators_name: Galvano, Fabio creators_name: Castellano, Sabrina creators_name: Grosso, Giuseppe creators_id: creators_id: francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: angel.rojas@uneatlantico.es creators_id: vanessa.yelamos@funiber.org creators_id: maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Nut Consumption Is Associated with Cognitive Status in Southern Italian Adults ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninipr_produccion_cientifica divisions: unic_produccion_cientifica divisions: uniromana_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: nuts; cognitive; Mediterranean diet abstract: Background: Nut consumption has been considered a potential protective factor against cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to test whether higher total and specific nut intake was associated with better cognitive status in a sample of older Italian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis on 883 older adults (>50 y) was conducted. A 110-item food frequency questionnaire was used to collect information on the consumption of various types of nuts. The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire was used to assess cognitive status. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between nut intake and cognitive status after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Results: The median intake of total nuts was 11.7 g/day and served as a cut-off to categorize low and high consumers (mean intake 4.3 g/day vs. 39.7 g/day, respectively). Higher total nut intake was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of impaired cognitive status among older individuals (OR = 0.35, CI 95%: 0.15, 0.84) after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Notably, this association remained significant after additional adjustment for adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern as an indicator of diet quality, (OR = 0.32, CI 95%: 0.13, 0.77). No significant associations were found between cognitive status and specific types of nuts. Conclusions: Habitual nut intake is associated with better cognitive status in older adults. date: 2025-01 publication: Nutrients volume: 17 number: 3 pagerange: 521 id_number: doi:10.3390/nu17030521 refereed: TRUE issn: 2072-6643 official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/nu17030521 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana Puerto Rico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Investigación > Artículos y libros Universidad de La Romana > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Background: Nut consumption has been considered a potential protective factor against cognitive decline. The aim of this study was to test whether higher total and specific nut intake was associated with better cognitive status in a sample of older Italian adults. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis on 883 older adults (>50 y) was conducted. A 110-item food frequency questionnaire was used to collect information on the consumption of various types of nuts. The Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire was used to assess cognitive status. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between nut intake and cognitive status after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Results: The median intake of total nuts was 11.7 g/day and served as a cut-off to categorize low and high consumers (mean intake 4.3 g/day vs. 39.7 g/day, respectively). Higher total nut intake was significantly associated with a lower prevalence of impaired cognitive status among older individuals (OR = 0.35, CI 95%: 0.15, 0.84) after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Notably, this association remained significant after additional adjustment for adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern as an indicator of diet quality, (OR = 0.32, CI 95%: 0.13, 0.77). No significant associations were found between cognitive status and specific types of nuts. Conclusions: Habitual nut intake is associated with better cognitive status in older adults. metadata Godos, Justyna; Giampieri, Francesca; Frias-Toral, Evelyn; Zambrano-Villacres, Raynier; Rojas Vistorte, Angel Olider; Yélamos Torres, Vanessa; Battino, Maurizio; Galvano, Fabio; Castellano, Sabrina y Grosso, Giuseppe mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, angel.rojas@uneatlantico.es, vanessa.yelamos@funiber.org, maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2025) Nut Consumption Is Associated with Cognitive Status in Southern Italian Adults. Nutrients, 17 (3). p. 521. ISSN 2072-6643 document_url: http://repositorio.unic.co.ao/id/eprint/16577/1/nutrients-17-00521-v2.pdf