Prehypertension in midlife is associated with worse cognition a decade later in middle-aged and older women

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 439-445

  Chen, Karren H M ^a   Henderson, Victor W ^b   Stolwyk, Renerus J ^a   Dennerstein, Lorraine ^c   Szoeke, Cassandra ^a,c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Memory midlife; Prehypertension; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREHYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERBAL MEMORY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREHYPERTENSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84929164137     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv026     Document Type: Article

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