Table 1 Demographic and descriptive statistics of sample included in Eatwell Guide score analysis

Variable

n = 517

Very low adherence

(0—2.5 points)

n = 56

Low adherence

(3—4.5 points)

n = 228

Moderate-to-high adherence

(5—9 points)

n = 233

n (%) /

Mean (SD)

Range

Sex (male) (n, %)

210 (40.6)

N/A

27 (48.2)

100 (43.9)

83 (35.6)

Parental history of dementia (yes) (n, %)

273 (52.8)

30 (53.6)

119 (52.2)

124 (53.2)

APOEɛ4 (yes) (n, %)

198 (38.3)

19 (33.9)

93 (40.8)

86 (36.9)

Age (years) (mean, SD)

51 (5.38)

40—59

50 (5.27)

51 (5.50)

52 (5.27)

Education (years) (mean, SD)

17 (3.31)

9 – 38

16 (3.31)

17 (3.45)

17 (3.15)

SES Group (n, %)

Low

Middle

High

Not in employment

40 (7.7)

81 (15.7)

334 (64.6)

62 (12.0)

N/A

7 (12.5)

13 (23.2)

30 (53.6)

6 (10.7)

17 (7.5)

39 (17.1)

141 (61.8)

31 (13.6)

16 (6.9)

29 (12.4)

163 (70.0)

25 (10.7)

Physical activity score (mean, SD)

10.91 (2.82)

0—15

10.43 (2.92)

10.78 (2.89)

11.15 (2.70)

BEWG score (mean, SD)

4.39 (1.66)

0 – 9

1.64 (0.60)

3.56 (0.50)

5.85 (1.09)

GEWG score (mean, SD)

39.88 (6.19)

16—53

30.62 (5.78)

37.95 (4.09)

43.99 (4.44)

MEDAS (mean, SD)

5.44 (1.72)

1—12

3.95 (1.27)

5.29 (1.56)

5.94 (1.73)

MEDAS continuous (mean, SD)

7.29 (1.58)

1.68 – 12.59

5.87 (1.35)

7.20 (1.47)

7.71 (1.53)

Pyramid score (mean, SD)

8.11 (1.55)

2.35 – 14.54

6.77 (1.62)

8.05 (1.37)

8.50 (1.50)

CAIDE score (mean, SD)

5.95 (2.83)

0—13

5.57 (2.98)

6.05 (2.98)

5.94 (2.64)

SBP (mmHg) (mean, SD)

124.91 (15.54)

82.67 – 182.67

129.02 (14.67)

125.12 (15.00)

123.71 (16.14)

DBP (mmHg) (mean, SD)

76.25 (9.57)

46.00 – 122.67

79.21 (7.63)

76.31 (9.88)

75.49 (9.58)

BMI (kg/m²) (mean, SD)

27.23 (5.19)

16.52 – 69.06

27.57 (5.59)

27.68 (5.71)

26.70 (4.47)

Variable

n = 516

Very low adherence

n = 56

Low adherence

n = 228

Moderate-to-high adherence

n = 232

n (%)

Range

Self-rated healthy diet (yes) (n, %)

442 (85.7)

N/A

33 (58.9)

193 (84.6)

216 (93.1)

Variable

n = 503

Very low adherence

n = 54

Low adherence

n = 220

Moderate-to-high adherence

n = 229

Mean (SD)

Range

FRS (mean, SD)

8.69 (6.41)

1.04 – 30.00

9.29 (6.96)

8.99 (6.75)

8.26 (5.92)

QRisk3 (mean, SD)

4.81 (4.04)

0.43 – 30.70

4.76 (3.55)

4.94 (4.59)

4.70 (3.58)

Variable

n = 342

Very low adherence

n = 39

Low adherence

n = 159

Moderate-to-high adherence

n = 232

Mean (SD)

Range

4MT total score (mean, SD)

9.85 (3.39)

0—15

9.46 (3.71)

9.82 (3.37)

10.00 (3.34)

Variable

n = 479

Very low adherence

n = 49

Low adherence

n = 214

Moderate-to-high adherence

n = 216

Mean (SD)

Range

Cube-transformed white matter lesion volume (mL) (mean, SD)

1.19 (0.37)

0.35 – 2.97

1.14 (0.31)

1.22 (0.42)

1.17 (0.34)

Left hippocampus volume (mm³)

(mean, SD)

4035.84 (382.91)

2936.8 – 5374.8

4020.32 (356.59)

4062.25 (374.82)

4013.19 (396.50)

Right hippocampus volume (mm³)

(mean, SD)

4159.37 (426.13)

2939.7 – 5676.5

4137.48 (432.17)

4191.31 (424.89)

4132.69 (425.83)

Left hippocampus thickness (mm) (mean, SD)

2.44 (0.07)

2.24 – 2.66

2.44 (0.06)

2.44 (0.07)

2.44 (0.07)

Right hippocampus thickness (mm) (mean, SD)

2.43 (0.07)

2.23 – 2.60

2.43 (0.07)

2.43 (0.07)

2.43 (0.06)