Table 1 Demographic and dietary intakes of the participants

From: Impact of vitamin A on aged people’s cognition and Alzheimer’s disease progression in an animal model

Variables/ Characteristic

MCI (n = 679)

Control (n = 1138)

Total (n = 1817)

P value

Age (year)

67.2 ± 6.8

65.8 ± 5.8

66.3 ± 6.2

< 0.001

Gender, n (%)

Male

240 (35.3)

372 (32.7)

612 (33.7)

0.246

Female

439 (64.7)

766 (67.3)

1205 (66.3)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.0 ± 3.3

25.1 ± 3.4

25.0 ± 3.4

0.548

Education, n (%)

Illiterate

30 (4.4)

67 (5.9)

97 (5.3)

< 0.001

Primary school

106 (15.6)

210 (18.5)

316 (17.4)

Junior high school

327 (48.2)

420 (36.9)

747 (41.1)

High school

163 (24.0)

300 (26.4)

463 (25.5)

Junior college

33 (4.9)

95 (8.3)

128 (7.0)

Undergraduate and above

20 (2.9)

46 (4.0)

66 (3.6)

Physical activity, n (%)

Never

53 (7.8)

77 (6.8)

130 (7.2)

0.037

1–3 days/week

56 (8.2)

129 (11.3)

185 (10.2)

4–6 days/week

57 (8.4)

124 (10.9)

181 (10.0)

Everyday

513 (75.6)

808 (71.0)

1321 (72.7)

Smoking, n (%)

Never

510 (75.1)

843 (74.1)

1353 (74.5)

0.598

Ever

80 (11.8)

127 (11.2)

207 (11.4)

Current

89 (13.1)

168 (14.8)

257 (14.1)

Alcohol drinking (yes), n (%)

175 (25.8)

305 (26.8)

480 (26.4)

0.631

Living alone (yes), n (%)

51 (7.5)

70 (6.2)

121 (6.7)

0.261

Reading (yes), n (%)

238 (35.1)

503 (44.2)

741 (40.8)

< 0.001

TV and computer using (yes), n (%)

649 (95.6)

1097 (96.4)

1746 (96.1)

0.385

Dietary supplement (yes), n (%)

183 (27.0)

250 (22.0)

433 (23.8)

0.015

AD family history (yes), n (%)

56 (8.2)

103 (9.1)

159 (8.8)

0.558

Hyperlipidemia (yes), n (%)

292 (43.0)

492 (43.2)

784 (43.1)

0.924

Stroke (yes), n (%)

72 (10.6)

65 (5.7)

137 (7.5)

< 0.001

Chronic kidney disease (yes), n (%)

55 (8.1)

54 (4.7)

109 (6.0)

0.004

Plasma VA, (μg/ml)

0.49 ± 0.14

0.55 ± 0.17

0.53 ± 0.17

< 0.001

Nutritional VA status, n (%)

Deficiency

3 (0.4)

3 (0.3)

6 (0.3)

0.372

Marginal deficiency

34 (5.0)

43 (3.8)

77 (4.2)

Sufficiency

642 (94.6)

1092 (96.0)

1734 (95.4)

Plasma parameters, (mmol/L)

FBG

5.92 ± 1.78

5.72 ± 1.74

5.79 ± 1.76

0.018

TC

5.03 ± 1.04

4.96 ± 1.01

4.99 ± 1.02

0.168

TG

1.70 ± 1.16

1.76 ± 1.31

1.73 ± 1.25

0.342

HDL-c

1.45 ± 0.30

1.42 ± 0.32

1.43 ± 0.31

0.044

LDL-c

2.90 ± 0.86

2.96 ± 0.89

2.93 ± 0.88

0.175

Daily dietary intake, (g/d)

Cereal

275.0 (175.0, 325.0)

250.0 (175.0, 300.0)

250.0 (175.0, 325.0)

0.545

Fruit

125.0 (75.0, 225.0)

125.0 (75.0, 225.0)

125.0 (75.0, 225.0)

0.471

Vegetable

275.0 (175.0, 425.0)

325.0 (175.0, 425.0)

275.0 (175.0, 425.0)

0.043

Legume

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

0.083

Whole grain

26.8 (16.1, 62.5)

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

26.8 (16.1, 53.6)

< 0.001

Red meat

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

26.8 (16.1, 44.6)

0.120

Poultry meat

16.1 (0, 26.8)

16.1 (0, 16.1)

16.1 (0, 17.9)

0.944

Dairy

128.6 (50.9, 214.3)

114.3 (42.9, 188.6)

125.0 (42.9, 214.3)

0.017

Fish

16.1 (0, 26.8)

16.1 (5.4, 26.8)

16.1 (5.4, 26.8)

0.888

Egg

42.9 (21.4, 53.6)

32.1 (21.4, 50.0)

35.7 (21.4, 50.0)

< 0.001

Cooking oil

25.6 (17.0, 38.3)

25.6 (17.0, 38.3)

25.6 (17.0, 38.3)

0.939

Dietary balance index

LBS

15.0 (11.0, 21.0)

16.0 (12.0, 21.0)

16.0 (11.0, 21.0)

0.042

HBS

5.0 (2.0, 10.0)

5.0 (2.0, 8.0)

5.0 (2.0, 8.5)

< 0.001

DQD

22.0 (17.0, 27.0)

22.0 (17.0, 27.0)

22.0 (17.0, 27.0)

0.515

  1. Continuous data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (quartile 25th, quartile 75th), and student’s t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for comparison between groups. Categorical data were expressed as number and percentage, and chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used for comparison between groups.
  2. FBG fasting blood glucose, LBS low bound score, HBS high bound score, DQD diet quality distance.