ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025
Associations between nutritional status and cognitive impairment in older adults: results from the NHANES 2011-2014 cycles.
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- Association between geriatric malnutrition and the risk of dementia: a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study in Uganda.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Sex-specific links between dietary fat intake, dementia risk, and cognitive decline in central obesity: a UK biobank cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Association of a novel nutritional index, the triglyceride-cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI), with incident mild cognitive impairment: CHARLS 2011-2018.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Association between malnutrition and cognitive decline in Chinese older adults: the mediating role of physical frailty.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Higher Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score indicates increased risk of sarcopenia in elderly hospitalized patients: a single institution study in China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Interpretable machine learning models for predicting cognitive impairment using NHANES neuropsychological tests: nutritional and sociodemographic associations.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is used to assess nutritional status. Given that malnutrition increases the risk of cognitive impairment, this study aimed to clarify the relationship between the CONUT score and cognitive impairment in older adults. Methods: Older adults aged 60-80 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles were included in this study. Cognitive impairment was identified according to three different cognitive assessment methods. The degree of malnutrition was assessed by calculating the CONUT score and categorized into normal nutrition (CONUT 0-1) and malnutrition (CONUT 2-12) groups based on the score. Independent associations between the CONUT score and cognitive impairment were examined using logistic regression, while non-linear associations between the CONUT score and cognitive impairment were investigated using restricted cubic splines (RCS). Results: The mean participant age was 69.19 years, and approximately 1478 participants (53.6%) had cognitive impairment. According to the CONUT score, the incidence of cognitive impairment was significantly greater in the malnutrition group. According to the adjusted logistic regression analysis, the CONUT score was associated with cognitive impairment (OR: 1.133, 95% CI: 1.052, 1.221; Conclusion: Elevated CONUT scores are associated with an increased prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults, potentially aiding in identifying individuals at risk of cognitive decline.
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