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March 6, 2010Experimental Aging ResearchOpen Access

Effects of Adult Age and Blood Pressure on Executive Function and Speed of Processing

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Why the study?

Does chronically high blood pressure affect executive function and perceptual speed across different adult age groups?

Population

134 individuals matched for age, years of education, and sex, categorized into younger, middle-aged, and…

Comparison

Chronically high blood pressure vs Normal blood pressure

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

BBBarbara BucurUniversity of Missouri–St. LouisDMDavid J. MaddenDuke University

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Implication

Supports vigilance for cognitive effects in hypertensive older adults; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does chronically high blood pressure affect executive function and perceptual speed across different adult age groups?

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Population
134 individuals matched for age, years of education, and sex, categorized into younger (19-39 years), middle-aged (41-58 years), and older (60-79 years) groups.
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Intervention
Chronically high blood pressure
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Comparator
Normal blood pressure
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Outcome
Composite measures of executive function and perceptual speedsurrogate

Chronically high blood pressure is associated with an independent, age-related decline in executive function in older adults.

Cite This Study

Bucur et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a756402f5fc394144035d9bhttps://doi.org/10.1080/03610731003613482

Topics

Hypertension management
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