ArticleInternational psychogeriatrics2018
Cardiovascular health and cognitive function among Mexican older adults: cross-sectional results from the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health.
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- Impact of mid-life cardiovascular health on cognitive change in a bi-ethnic cohort.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Association of Cardiovascular Health Metrics with Dementia in Rural Chinese Older Adults: A Population-Based Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Article
- Association Between Ideal Cardiovascular Health and Executive Function in Chinese Primary School Children.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Cardiovascular contributions to dementia: beyond individual risk factors.International psychogeriatrics · 2019Article
- Independent and joint effects of vascular and cardiometabolic risk factor pairs for risk of all-cause dementia: a prospective population-based study.International psychogeriatrics · 2019Observational
- Cardiovascular health and dementia incidence among older adults in Latin America: Results from the 10/66 study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Observational
- Effects of diabetes and obesity on cognitive impairment and mortality in older mexicans.Archives of gerontology and geriatricsArticle
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ABSTRACTObjectives:To assess the association between cardiovascular health and cognitive function among Mexican older adults.
designNationally representative cross-sectional survey.
settingHouseholds in Mexico.
participantsIndividuals aged 50 years and older (n = 1,492) from the Mexico-SAGE project Wave 1. MEASUREMENTS: A continuous and a categorical index of cardiovascular health was calculated based on exercise, smoking, body mass index, and blood pressure ranging from 0 to 4. Cognitive function was obtained by averaging the standardized scores (z scores) of five psychometric tests. Associations were conducted using linear regression.
resultsThe continuous index of cardiovascular health was not associated with cognitive function. Using the categorical index, participants with the best levels of cardiovascular (score of 4) health performed better on global cognitive function than groups with lower cardiovascular health (scores of 0, 0.41 SD; 1, 0.39 SD; and 2, 0.56 SD). The association was moderated by age, reaching significance only among those 50-64 years old.
conclusionsIf longitudinal research confirms these findings, results would suggest that dementia-related policies in Mexico need to focus on achieving optimal levels of cardiovascular health, especially in midlife.
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