Estimation of Cognitive Functions and Effective Factors in Middle and Advance Aged Hypertensive Patients

Exclusion criteria were dementia, history of cerebrovascular accidents, psychiatric diseases, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, B12 and folic acid deficiency, severe anemia, diabetes mellitus and being under medical treatment. [...]MMSE scores were lower in hypertensive patients. MMSE score P...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-10, Vol.62 (18), p.C87-C88
Main Authors: Alakuş, Feride, Helvaci, Aysen, Temizel, Mustafa, Arman, Yücel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Anemia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cerebrovascular system
Cognitive ability
Dementia
Diabetes mellitus
Folic acid
Health services
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Kidney diseases
Memory
Multivariate analysis
Stroke
Subgroups
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Summary:Exclusion criteria were dementia, history of cerebrovascular accidents, psychiatric diseases, chronic kidney disease, thyroid disease, B12 and folic acid deficiency, severe anemia, diabetes mellitus and being under medical treatment. [...]MMSE scores were lower in hypertensive patients. MMSE score Patient number in hypertensive group (n) Patients number in control group (n) p 13-20 10 2 21-25 36 6 0.167 26 and >26 54 22 Mean MMT score 24.8±0.33 26±0.53 0.0146 The mean and distribution of MMSE score datas of patients in the study and control group Comparison MMSE subgroup Orientation Record Atention Recall Language Study group 8.45±0.16 2.94±0.02 4.13±0.13 1.43±0.1 7.94±0.1 Control group 9.1±0.23 3 4.1±0.2 1.93±0.2 8.2±0.2 p 0.0223 0.0861 0.4542 0.0058 0.1210 The comparison MMSE subgroup parameters of patients in the study and control group Logistic regression 124* 26.78 0.0015 Object number= LR chi2(17) = Prob > chi2 = Pseudo R2 = Case/control Coef.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.276