Age-Varying Association Between Blood Pressure and Risk of Dementia in Those Aged 65 and Older: A Community-Based Prospective Cohort Study

OBJECTIVES: To assess variation in the association between blood pressure (BP) and risk for dementia across a spectrum of older ages and to examine BP changes before dementia onset. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A large health maintenance organization in Seattle, Washington. PARTICIPANT...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 55; no. 8; pp. 1161 - 1167
Main Authors:	Li, Ge, Rhew, Isaac C., Shofer, Jane B., Kukull, Walter A., Breitner, John C. S., Peskind, Elaine, Bowen, James D., McCormick, Wayne, Teri, Linda, Crane, Paul K., Larson, Eric B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.08.2007 Blackwell
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer's disease Biological and medical sciences blood pressure Blood Pressure - physiology Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases dementia Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - etiology Female General aspects Humans hypertension Hypertension - complications Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Neurology Prospective Studies Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors INE, USA, Washington, Seattle Alzheimer disease Cardiovascular disease Risk Association Cohort study Arterial pressure Degenerative disease Blood pressure Alzheimer's disease Age Public health Human Hypertension Nervous system diseases Cerebral disorder Senile dementia Gerontology Follow up study Central nervous system disease Risk factor dementia Hemodynamics Elderly Community Geriatrics
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415
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