Why the study?
Is serum bicarbonate concentration associated with cognitive function in hypertensive adults?
Population
2853 hypertensive adults with and without CKD participating in the Systolic BP Intervention Trial, mean age…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Caution against changing practice; leaves open whether correcting acidosis improves cognition in hypertensive CKD.
Is serum bicarbonate concentration associated with cognitive function in hypertensive adults?
In hypertensive adults, higher serum bicarbonate levels are cross-sectionally associated with better global cognitive and executive performance.
Dobre et al. (2018) studied this question.
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