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Hypertension and Mild Cognitive Impairment Subtypes
Francesco Panza, MD, PhD;
Cristiano Capurso, MD, PhD;
Alessia D’Introno, PhD;
Anna M. Colacicco, PhD;
Andrea Santamato, MD;
Antonio Capurso, MD;
Vincenzo Solfrizzi, MD, PhD
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Reitz et al1 reported the results of a very interesting longitudinal community-based study involving 918 older persons in northern Manhattan in which hypertension was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and nonamnestic MCI (NAMCI) after adjusting for age and sex. These associations were not significant after adjusting for sex, age, ethnic group, years of education, apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype, stroke, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, current smoking, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. There was no relation between hypertension history and the risk of incident amnestic MCI (AMCI), and there was no effect modification of the association between hypertension and any MCI subtype by APOE 4 genotype or use of antihypertensive medication. Reitz and colleagues described these results as consistent . . . [Full Text of this Article]AUTHOR INFORMATION
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