Why the study?
Is low ambulatory blood pressure associated with lower cognitive function in healthy elderly men?
Population
97 healthy 81-year-old men from the population study 'Men born in 1914'
Comparison
Low ambulatory systolic blood pressure and low… vs Higher ambulatory blood pressure levels
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant caution with intensive BP lowering in very elderly; hypothesis-generating for ambulatory BP-cognition links and should not yet change practice.
Is low ambulatory blood pressure associated with lower cognitive function in healthy elderly men?
Ambulatory SBP <130 mmHg and lower nighttime BP are associated with lower cognitive function in healthy 81-year-old men, suggesting potential risks of intensive blood pressure lowering in the very elderly.
Axelsson et al. (2008) studied this question.
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