Why the study?
Is high blood pressure in late midlife associated with a decline in cognitive function in elderly men?
Population
186 men born in 1914 and residing in the municipality of Malmö, studied at age 68 and 81 years
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
13 years (from age 68 to 81)
Authors
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High late-midlife DBP was associated with poorer cognition at 81; extends observational BP-cognition links but leaves causal effects open.
Is high blood pressure in late midlife associated with a decline in cognitive function in elderly men?
High diastolic blood pressure in late midlife is associated with a decline in spatial cognitive performance in elderly men.
Reinprecht et al. (2003) studied this question.
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