Why the study?
Ethnic differences in cognitive decline have been reported, but whether they can be explained by differences in systolic blood pressure remains uncertain.
Does cumulative mean SBP explain differences in cognitive decline between Hispanic and White individuals?
Population
24,570 Hispanic and White participants free of stroke and dementia from six cohorts
Comparison
Cumulative mean SBP levels in Hispanic vs White individuals
Design
Pooled cohort study of individual participant data
Follow-up
Median 7.7 (Q1-Q3, 5.2-20.1) years
Authors
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SBP control unlikely to close ethnic cognitive gaps; hypothesis-generating for other disparity drivers in diverse cohorts.
Does cumulative mean SBP explain differences in cognitive decline between Hispanic and White individuals?
Cumulative mean systolic blood pressure is associated with cognitive decline but does not explain the differences in cognitive decline trajectories between Hispanic and White individuals.
Levine et al. (2022) studied this question.