Learning and Memory Function in Men With Untreated Blood Pressure Elevation

Learning and memory processes were compared in 20 men with untreated blood pressure elevation and 20 normotensive control subjects matched for age, education, and average alcohol consumption. Subjects were identified from a larger sample of 469 factory workers who had participated in an epidemiologi...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1991-08, Vol.59 (4), p.513-517
Main Authors: Waldstein, Shari R, Ryan, Christopher M, Manuck, Stephen B, Parkinson, David K, Bromet, Evelyn J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Blood pressure
Brain Damage, Chronic - diagnosis
Brain Damage, Chronic - psychology
Cognition. Intelligence
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - psychology
Learning
Male
Memory
Men
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Neuropsychological Tests
Paired-Associate Learning
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychomotor Performance
Social research
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Summary:Learning and memory processes were compared in 20 men with untreated blood pressure elevation and 20 normotensive control subjects matched for age, education, and average alcohol consumption. Subjects were identified from a larger sample of 469 factory workers who had participated in an epidemiologic investigation. Three measures (e.g., Symbol-Digit Learning Test [ Ryan & Butters, 1980 ] and Visual Reproductions-Immediate and Delayed Recall [ Wechsler, 1945 ]) from a previously administered test battery were chosen for comparison on the basis of statistical power calculations. Results indicate that relative to normotensive control subjects, men with elevated blood pressure performed more poorly on all three tests. These results are independent of other known influences on neuropsychological performance and are likely a consequence of elevated blood pressure.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.59.4.513