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Table 3 Associations of global cognition and AD biomarkers with dietary intake and REE

From: Energy intake and expenditure in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment: the NUDAD project

 

Dietary intake

Energy expenditure

N

Energy (kcal/day)

Protein (EN%)

Carbohydrate (EN%)

Fat (EN%)

N

REE (kcal/day)

Global cognition

MMSE

219

− 2.63 (− 29.10;23.85)

0.23 (− 0.08; 0.54)

− 0.08 (− 0.34; 0.71)

− 0.32 (− 1.24; 0.60)

88

− 11.05 (− 27.00; 4.90)

AD biomarkers

42

148

0.10 (− 0.19; 0.39)

0.00 (− 0.00; 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00; 0.01)

0.00 (− 0.00; 0.00)

54

− 0.05 (− 0.27; 0.18)

Tau

148

0.08 (− 0.17; 0.32)

0.00 (− 0.00; 0.00)

− 0.00 (− 0.00; 0.00)

0.00 (− 0.00; 0.00)

54

0.02 (− 0.15; 0.19)

P-tau

148

0.51 (− 1.99; 3.01)

0.01 (− 0.01; 0.02)

− 0.01 (− 0.04; 0.03)

0.00 (− 0.03; 0.03)

54

0.27 (− 1.50; 2.03)

  1. Data presented as β (95% CI) (regression coefficient and 95% confidence interval). Linear regression analyses of global cognition and AD biomarkers (independent variables) with dietary intake or REE (dependent variables)
  2. EN% energy percentage, REE resting energy expenditure, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, AD Alzheimer’s disease, 42 β-amyloid 42, p-tau phosphorylated tau