Why the study?
Does high ambulatory 24-hour diastolic blood pressure reduce cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults?
Population
1011 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older, mean age 66.2 +/- 0.8 years, 60.2% women.
Comparison
High ambulatory 24-hour diastolic blood pressure vs Low ambulatory 24-hour diastolic blood pressure
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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High ambulatory DBP should not yet change practice for cognition; leaves open its causal role in immediate recall among older adults.
Does high ambulatory 24-hour diastolic blood pressure reduce cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults?
Beauchet et al. (2010) studied this question.
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