Systolic Blood Pressure Tracking Over 25 to 30 Years and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults

Systolic blood pressure tracking over 25 to 30 years and cognitive performance in older adults.

OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which individual changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP) over a 30-year interval are associated with differential neuropsychological outcomes in old age. METHODS Seven hundred seventeen survivors from the Western Collaborative Group Study, a longitudinal study of cardiovascular risk factors now in its 38th year of follow-up, with blood pressures measured ...

Cumulative systolic blood pressure exposure in relation to cognitive function in middle-aged and elderly adults

The association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and cognitive function is controversial in elderly adults. In addition, few studies focused on the cumulative effect of SBP. We aimed to investigate the association between cumulative SBP exposure and cognitive function among middle-aged and elderly adults.The analysis was based on the Asymptomatic Polyvascular Abnormalities Community (APAC)...

Tracking Intellectually Precocious Youth Over 25 Years

A sample of 2,409 intellectually talented adolescents (top 1%) who were assessed on the SAT by age 13 was tracked longitudinally for more than 25 years. Their creative accomplishments, with particular emphasis on literary achievement and scientific-technical innovation, were examined as a function of ability level (sum of math and verbal SAT scores) and tilt (math SAT score minus verbal SAT sco...

Race and Sex Differences in Correlates of Systolic Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

OBJECTIVES To describe correlates of measured systolic blood pressure (SBP) among community-dwelling older African American and White Medicare beneficiaries. METHODS Participants completed an in-home assessment and factors significantly correlated with SBP were tested using multivariable models. RESULTS Among the 958 participants (mean age= 75.3 [SD = 6.8]; 49% African American; 49% female;...

Systolic Blood Pressure and Vascular Disease in Men Aged 65 Years and Over