August 1, 2003Archives of Neurology
Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in India and the United States
Why the study?
Is lower diastolic blood pressure associated with cognitive impairment in Indian and American populations?
Population
Indian and American samples
Design
Other
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Association of lower DBP with cognitive impairment varies by population; leaves open causality, confounding, and generalizability.
Structured PICO
Is lower diastolic blood pressure associated with cognitive impairment in Indian and American populations?
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Population
Indian and American samples
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Intervention
Lower diastolic blood pressure (DBP)
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Outcome
Cognitive impairment
Lower diastolic blood pressure may be associated with cognitive impairment, suggesting low BP could be a risk factor or consequence of degenerative brain disease.
Cite This Study
Pandav et al. (2003) studied this question.