ArticleFrontiers in dementia2024
Characteristics of hypertension and its impact on cognitive functions in older adults: a cross-sectional study.
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- Hypertension is the Main Vascular Risk Factor for Cognitive Impairment, Microvascular Pathology and Brain Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease.Current Alzheimer research · 2026Article
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Background: Hypertension is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline. Understanding the variables of hypertension related to cognitive functions will help in mitigating the risk. Objective: The study aims to assess the characteristics of hypertension and its effect on cognitive functions in the older adults. Methods: The study involved 95 hypertensive participants aged 60 years and above from cardiology and medicine outpatient services of a tertiary care hospital from August to October 2022. The characteristics of hypertension and cognitive functions were assessed using semi-structured proforma and Adenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III) Hindi version respectively. Further, individual cognitive functions were compared with duration of the hypertension and hypertensive status of the participants. The chi-square test and independent Result: The mean age of the study population was 68.2 years, the cognitive functions was comparable in terms of age, sex, locality, co-morbidity, and treatment characteristic. Although a significant difference in cognitive functions was present in relation to duration and status of hypertension. Among the individual cognitive domains, a significant difference was observed in attention and fluency domains of cognitive function based on HTN status ( Conclusion: The study highlights association of status of hypertension and its characteristics with cognitive decline.
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