The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study
This study examines the prospective association of egg consumption with multiple domains of cognitive function in older, community-dwelling men and women followed for 16.3 years. Participants were 617 men and 898 women from the Rancho Bernardo Cohort aged 60 and older, who were surveyed about egg in...
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| description | This study examines the prospective association of egg consumption with multiple domains of cognitive function in older, community-dwelling men and women followed for 16.3 years. Participants were 617 men and 898 women from the Rancho Bernardo Cohort aged 60 and older, who were surveyed about egg intake/week in 1972–1974, and attended a 1988–1991 research visit, where cognitive function was assessed with 12 tests. Analyses showed that egg intake ranged from 0–24/week (means: men = 4.2 ± 3.2; women = 3.5 ± 2.7; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). In men, covariate-adjusted regressions showed that egg intake was associated with better performance on Buschke total (<i>p</i> = 0.04), long-term (<i>p</i> = 0.02), and short-term (<i>p</i> = 0.05) recall. No significant associations were observed in women (<i>p</i>’s > 0.05). Analyses showed that in those aged <60y in 1972–1974, egg intake was positively associated with scores on Heaton copying (<i>p</i> < <i>0</i>.04) and the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE; <i>p</i> < <i>0</i>.02) in men and category fluency (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in women. Egg intake was not significantly associated with odds of poor performance on MMSE, Trails B, or category fluency in either sex. These reassuring findings suggest that there are no long-term detrimental effects of egg consumption on multiple cognitive function domains, and for men, there may be beneficial effects for verbal episodic memory. Egg consumption in middle age may also be related to better cognitive performance later in life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fed82907eb747fabf07b0c16a5af8412024-01-10T15:05:22ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-12-011615310.3390/nu16010053The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo StudyDonna Kritz-Silverstein0Ricki Bettencourt1Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0725, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0725, USAThis study examines the prospective association of egg consumption with multiple domains of cognitive function in older, community-dwelling men and women followed for 16.3 years. Participants were 617 men and 898 women from the Rancho Bernardo Cohort aged 60 and older, who were surveyed about egg intake/week in 1972–1974, and attended a 1988–1991 research visit, where cognitive function was assessed with 12 tests. Analyses showed that egg intake ranged from 0–24/week (means: men = 4.2 ± 3.2; women = 3.5 ± 2.7; <i>p</i> < 0.0001). In men, covariate-adjusted regressions showed that egg intake was associated with better performance on Buschke total (<i>p</i> = 0.04), long-term (<i>p</i> = 0.02), and short-term (<i>p</i> = 0.05) recall. No significant associations were observed in women (<i>p</i>’s > 0.05). Analyses showed that in those aged <60y in 1972–1974, egg intake was positively associated with scores on Heaton copying (<i>p</i> < <i>0</i>.04) and the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE; <i>p</i> < <i>0</i>.02) in men and category fluency (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in women. Egg intake was not significantly associated with odds of poor performance on MMSE, Trails B, or category fluency in either sex. These reassuring findings suggest that there are no long-term detrimental effects of egg consumption on multiple cognitive function domains, and for men, there may be beneficial effects for verbal episodic memory. Egg consumption in middle age may also be related to better cognitive performance later in life.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/1/53cognitive functionegg consumptionimpaired cognitive functionlongitudinalmemoryolder men and women |
| spellingShingle | Donna Kritz-Silverstein Ricki Bettencourt The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study Nutrients cognitive function egg consumption impaired cognitive function longitudinal memory older men and women |
| title | The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study |
| title_full | The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study |
| title_fullStr | The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study |
| title_short | The Longitudinal Association of Egg Consumption with Cognitive Function in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study |
| title_sort | longitudinal association of egg consumption with cognitive function in older men and women the rancho bernardo study |
| topic | cognitive function egg consumption impaired cognitive function longitudinal memory older men and women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/1/53 |
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