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국문초록 7
I. INTRODUCTION 9
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS 13
1. Study subjects 13
2. General characteristics 13
3. Dietary assessment 14
4. Diet quality assessment 14
1) Recommended Food Score (RFS) 14
2) Alternative Mediterranean Diet Score (aMDS) 15
3) Alternative Healthy Eating Index (aHEI) 16
5. Cognitive assessment 17
6. Statistical analyses 17
III. RESULTS 19
1. General characteristics of the study subjects 19
2. General characteristics of the study subjects by sex 22
3. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of RFS 25
4. Dietary nutrient intake of the study subjects by quintile of RFS 29
5. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of aMDS 32
6. Dietary nutrient intake of the study subjects by quintile of aMDS 35
7. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of aHEI 38
8. Dietary nutrient intake of the study subjects by quintile of aHEI 41
9. General characteristics of the study subjects in cognitive normal and impairment groups 44
10. General characteristics of the study subjects in cognitive normal and impairment groups by sex 47
11. Dietary nutrient intake in cognitive normal and impairment group 50
12. Average of MMSE-KC score by dietary quality score 52
1) RFS 52
2) aMDS 52
3) aHEI 53
13. Adjusted ORs and 95% confidence interval of cognitive impairment by 3 types of dietary quality score 56
1) RFS 56
2) aMDS 57
3) aHEI 58
IV. Discussion 61
REFERENCES 69
ABSTRACT 87
Table 1. General characteristics of the study subjects 20
Table 2. General characteristics of the study subjects by sex 23
Table 3. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of Recommended Food Score score 26
Table 4. Dietary nutrient intake by quintile of Recommended Food Score score 30
Table 5. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of Alternative Mediterranean Diet score 33
Table 6. Dietary nutrient intake by quintile of Alternative Mediterranean Diet score 36
Table 7. General characteristics of the study subjects by quintile of Alternative Healthy Eating Index score 39
Table 8. Dietary nutrient intake by quintile of Alternative Healthy Eating Index score 42
Table 9. General characteristics of the study subjects in cognitive... 45
Table 10. General characteristics of the study subjects in cognitive normal and impairment groups by sex 48
Table 11. Dietary nutrient intake in cognitive normal and impairment group 51
Table 12. Average of MMSE-KC score by 3 types of dietary quality score 54
Table 13. Adjusted ORs and 95% confidence interval of cognitive impairment by 3 types of dietary... 59