Key result
Hypertension and diabetes mellitus showed few overall associations with verbal memory decline, though decline was steeper for Swedish participants with hypertension but attenuated for Americans.
Why the study?
Do baseline hypertension and diabetes mellitus impact verbal declarative memory performance in older adults?
Cohort (n=12,513)
Yes
Do baseline hypertension and diabetes mellitus impact verbal declarative memory performance in older adults?
The impact of hypertension and diabetes on verbal memory decline is nuanced and varies significantly across different national cohorts, likely influenced by differences in medication treatment rates and demographic factors.
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Kelly et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Hypertension and diabetes mellitus (n=12,513). Hypertension and diabetes mellitus vs. Absence of hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus was evaluated on Initial level and change in verbal declarative memory performance. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus showed few overall associations with verbal memory decline, though decline was steeper for Swedish participants with hypertension but attenuated for Americans.
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