Abstract
Midlife hypertension is a risk factor for dementia, but little is known about the cognitive trajectories of individuals with incident hypertension. This study follows the cognitive functioning in prevalent and incident hypertension for 12 years and in relation to age and treatment status. Cognitively intact adults aged 25 to 84 years (n=1805) were serially assessed at baseline, 6 years, and 12 years. Hypertension was defined by sphygmomanometry or antihypertensive medication use, and its association with cognitive decline was tested in random-effects models. At baseline, 638 (35.3%) participants had hypertension. They showed faster decline in memory (chi(2) test for homogeneity=35.75; df=2; P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 245–251 |
Journal | Hypertension |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- cognition
- cohort studies
- dementia
- epidemiology
- neuropsychology