Socioeconomic status modifies the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cognitive outcomes: results from the Collaborative PROMED-COG Pooled Cohorts Study
SES may modify the relationship between MD and cognitive decline, with greater benefits observed in higher SES groups. Further studies, particularly in vulnerable populations, are needed to inform tailored preventive strategies for cognitive decline.
Authors
- Lorraine Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7711-7499)
- Adele Ravelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-6836)
- Silvia Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9624-228X)
- Lyndsay DeGroot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-324X)
- Jayne V. Woodside (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5691-4659)
- Giuseppe Sergi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-856X)
- Federica Prinelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-7643)
- Claire T. McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-3293)
- Michelle C. McKinley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3386-1504)
- Chris R. Cardwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-4335)
- Bernadette McGuinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7028-5633)
- Caterina Trevisan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-6997)
- Marianna Noale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-139X)
- Dorothee Volkert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-6395)
- C.P.G.M. de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-2789)
- Sara Conti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5774-3740)
- Chiara Ceolin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-1672)
- Stefania Maggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0453-8663)
Institutions
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Ferrara (IT)
- Food for Health Ireland (IE)
- Neuroscience Institute (IT)
- Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IT)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-025-02993-2
- Primary Topic
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
- National Research Centre
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Queen's University Belfast
- University College Dublin
- Queen's University
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Università di Catania
- Università degli Studi di Genova
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Wageningen University and Research