Table 3 Association of dietary intake with mild cognitive impairment and dementia using univariate and multivariate multinomial logistic regression analyses

Fresh red

T1

Reference

0.040

Reference

0.005

Reference

0.037

Reference

0.011

meat

T2

1.00 (0.63–1.58)

0.992

0.65 (0.29–1.44)

0.287

0.86 (0.53–1.39)

0.530

0.57 (0.24–1.35)

0.203

T3

0.58 (0.35–0.95)

0.032

0.22 (0.07–0.65)

0.006

0.57 (0.34–0.96)

0.034

0.25 (0.08–0.76)

0.015

Processed

T1

Reference

0.110

Reference

0.867

Reference

0.238

Reference

0.870

meat

T2

0.70 (0.42–1.17)

0.173

0.59 (0.21–1.63)

0.308

0.72 (0.42–1.24)

0.242

0.49 (0.17–1.45)

0.198

T3

0.70 (0.44-–1.13)

0.142

0.98 (0.45–2.14)

0.963

0.76 (0.46–1.26)

0.290

1.20 (0.51–2.81)

0.679

White meat

T1

Reference

0.288

Reference

0.865

Reference

0.227

Reference

0.589

T2

0.80 (0.50–1.28)

0.352

0.58 (0.23–1.43)

0.233

0.78 (0.47–1.28)

0.316

0.55 (0.21–1.45)

0.230

T3

0.77 (0.48–1.25)

0.291

0.93 (0.42–2.07)

0.854

0.74 (0.45–1.21)

0.230

1.29 (0.54–3.10)

0.566

Animal

T1

Reference

0.232

Reference

0.591

Reference

0.085

Reference

0.519

protein

T2

0.96 (0.60–1.53)

0.856

0.40 (0.15–1.06)

0.065

0.93 (0.57–1.52)

0.768

0.93 (0.57–1.52)

0.533

T3

0.74 (0.46–1.21)

0.228

0.82 (0.38–1.77)

0.608

0.64 (0.38–1.06)

0.083

0.64 (0.38–1.06)

0.130

Fruits

T1

Reference

0.405

Reference

0.963

Reference

0.676

Reference

0.946

T2

0.76 (0.47–1.22)

0.255

0.85 (0.36–2.03)

0.715

0.94 (0.56–1.56)

0.801

1.27 (0.50–3.24)

0.611

T3

0.82 (0.52–1.32)

0.416

0.98 (0.43–2.25)

0.962

0.90 (0.55–1.47)

0.677

1.03 (0.42–2.52)

0.942

Vegetables

T1

Reference

0.396

Reference

0.452

Reference

0.399

Reference

0.371

T2

0.81 (0.51–1.29)

0.376

0.94 (0.42–2.10)

0.886

0.87 (0.53–1.42)

0.575

1.19 (0.51–2.79)

0.686

T3

0.83 (0.51–1.35)

0.448

0.69 (0.28–1.73)

0.430

0.81 (0.49–1.35)

0.417

0.59 (0.22–1.58)

0.298

Drinks with added sugar

T1

Reference

0.084

Reference

0.005

Reference

0.869

Reference

0.102

T2

0.86 (0.52–1.44)

0.569

2.81 (0.89–8.90)

0.080

0.73 (0.43–1.24)

0.244

2.80 (0.88–8.90)

0.081

T3

1.72 (1.07–2.78)

0.026

4.53 (1.50–13.72)

0.008

1.02 (0.61–1.69)

0.945

2.60 (0.79–8.54)

0.115

Refined

T1

Reference

0.647

Reference

0.567

Reference

0.217

Reference

0.746

carbohydrates

T2

1.30 (0.83–2.04)

0.250

1.53 (0.63–3.68)

0.347

1.10 (0.68–1.76)

0.703

1.46 (0.56–3.80)

0.435

T3

0.84 (0.49–1.44)

0.519

1.32 (0.54–3.21)

0.547

0.67 (0.38–1.20)

0.177

1.21 (0.46–3.19)

0.701

Unrefined

T1

Reference

0.391

Reference

0.361

Reference

0.674

Reference

0.608

carbohydrates

T2

0.73 (0.45–1.18)

0.200

0.47 (0.15–1.50)

0.199

0.87 (0.53–1.45)

0.599

0.58 (0.71–1.93)

0.371

T3

0.83 (0.52–1.33)

0.440

2.20 (0.91–4.77)

0.470

0.91 (0.56–1.48)

0.698

2.07 (0.91–4.71)

0.082