Serum docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acid and risk of cognitive decline over 10 years among elderly Japanese.

Eur J Clin Nutr · 2014 · PMC3975810 · PMID 24398640

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In fact, multiple-adjusted MMSE scores after 10 years according to tertiles of serum DHA were 27.47 (tertile 1), 27.90 (tertile 2) and 27.68 (tertile 3) and did not reach statistical significance (ANCOVA P =0.17, P for trend=0.32) because the number of cases was too small and no differences in MMSE scores could be detected.

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