Table 2 Sociodemographic associations with MIND diet sum score in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

From: Social epidemiology of the Mediterranean-dietary approaches to stop hypertension intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet among early adolescents: the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

Independent variables

MIND diet sum score

Ā 

Coefficient (95% CI)

p-value

Age

-0.16 (-0.25, -0.06)

0.001

Sex

Ā Female

Reference

Ā 

Ā Male

-0.2 (-0.32, -0.08)

0.001

Race/ethnicity

Ā White

Reference

Ā 

Ā Asian

0.37 (0.05, 0.68)

0.02

Ā Black

0.27 (0.05, 0.48)

0.01

Ā Latino / Hispanic

0.66 (0.45, 0.87)

<0.001

Ā Native American

0.26 (-0.09, 0.62)

0.14

Ā Other

0.51 (-0.13, 1.10)

0.12

Sexual minority

Ā No

Reference

Ā 

Ā Yes

-0.67 (-0.97, -0.37)

<0.001

Ā Maybe

-0.29 (-0.61, 0.01)

0.06

Ā Don’t understand the question

-0.11 (-0.44, 0.23)

0.53

Ā Decline to answer

-0.37 (-0.97, 0.23)

0.22

Household income

Ā $24,999 or less

-0.13 (-0.39, 0.14)

0.36

Ā $25,000 to $49,999

-0.50 (-0.73, -0.26)

<0.001

Ā $50,000 to $74,999

-0.46 (-0.67, -0.24)

<0.001

Ā $75,000 to $99,999

-0.39 (-0.58, -0.19)

<0.001

Ā $100,000 to $199,999

-0.23 (-0.39, -0.06)

<0.001

Ā $200,000 and greater

Reference

Ā 

Parent’s highest education

Ā College education or more

Reference

Ā 

Ā High school education or less

-0.11 (-0.38, 0.16)

0.43

  1. Bold indicates p < 0.05. Models represent the abbreviated output from a linear regression model including adjustment for age, sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, household income, parent education, data collection period, and study site. Propensity weights from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study were applied based on the American Community Survey from the US Census.
  2. MIND Mediterranean-DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay.