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F1‐01‐02: Ambulatory blood pressure and cognitive decline in latinos: Findings from the maracaibo aging study
Author(s) -
Melgarejo Jesus D.,
Chavez Carlos A.,
Urribarri Milady,
Lee Joseph H.,
Maestre Gladys E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.07.007
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , arterial stiffness , ambulatory blood pressure , confounding , pulse pressure , dementia , cardiology , population , pulse wave velocity , ambulatory , neuropsychology , gerontology , cognitive decline , cognition , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease , environmental health
54.4% hypertension, 9.5% stroke, and 28.2% cardiovascular disease (Table 1). Those with depression were 42% more likely to develop dementia, those with stroke were 32% more likely to develop dementia, and those with diabetes were 24% more likely to develop dementia (Table 1). Conclusions: This is the first epidemiological study of dementia incidence in American Indians. Over 14 years, cumulative incidence of dementia was 26.9%, which is 5% higher than among white KPNC members. Though the prevalence of vascular conditions was high, the magnitude of the associations on dementia tended to be weaker than in other populations. Future studies are needed to understand risk and protective factors of dementia in this high-risk minority population.