Table 3 Association of the MedDiet adherence score and inflammatory markers with low cognitive performance

MedDiet adherence score

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.002

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.002

0.891(0.831–0.955)

 < 0.001

Inflammatory marker

 WBC count

1.17 (1.07–1.29)

 < 0.001

1.15 (1.05–1.27)

0.002

1.16 (1.02–1.33)

0.017

 Lymphocyte count

1.10 (0.99–1.23)

0.071

1.11 (0.96–1.27)

0.150

1.07 (0.97–1.17)

0.111

 Neutrophil count

1.15 (1.01–1.30)

0.025

1.12 (0.99–1.27)

0.073

1.18 (0.98–1.43)

0.070

 NLR

1.03 (0.91–1.17)

0.632

0.98 (0.85–1.13)

0.761

1.03 (0.89–1.18)

0.687

 PLR

0.90 (0.76–1.06)

0.179

0.89 (0.75–1.04)

0.129

0.95 (0.82–1.10)

0.496

 NAR

1.21 (1.08–1.36)

 < 0.001

1.18 (1.05–1.32)

0.004

1.22 (1.02–1.45)

0.020