Open AccessIs Mini‐Mental Score Examination Scoring a New Predictor of Uncontrolled Hypertension?
Author(s) -
Sayed Khaled,
Taha Tamer T.I.,
Saad Mohamad,
Mohsen Laila A.,
Ibrahiem Mohamed A.,
Fadeel Nashaat A.A.,
Sotouhy Amr
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12319
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , cognition , mini–mental state examination , magnetic resonance imaging , cognitive impairment , physical therapy , cardiology , psychiatry , radiology
Essential hypertension is an important risk factor for target organ damage. The brain is among the target organs infrequently visited. The authors evaluated whether an abnormal Mini‐Mental Score Examination ( MMSE) score predicts uncontrolled hypertension even if office blood pressure is normal. Seventy‐seven hypertensive patients were included. The cognitive function of each patient was assessed using MMSE and a customized brain magnetic resonance imaging study. Patients were classified into normal cognitive function group and mild, moderate, and severe cognitive impairment groups. A significance level of P =.05 was used. There was a higher percentage of uncontrolled BP in every cognitive impairment class. In patients older than 65 years, MMSE score had a sensitivity and specificity of 94% and 83%, respectively, in the prediction of uncontrolled hypertension. MMSE is a simple test to run in the clinic to predict whether patients have well‐controlled blood pressure.