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Young have mental decline linked with blood pressure
Young have mental decline linked with blood pressure -- Posted by Gumbo on 10-23-04 05:52
Young have mental decline linked with blood pressure
Oct 05 (Reuters Health) - The decline in mental functioning associated with
increasing blood pressure that has been documented in older adults also
applies to people in their 20s and 30s, according to a report in the medical
journal Hypertension.
"We need to be concerned about blood pressure effects on (mental)
performance in older people, but we also need to be concerned about the
relationship between blood pressure over time and the change in (mental
performance) in younger people," study co-author Dr. Merrill F. Elias, from
the University of Maine in Orono, said in a statement.
Dr. Elias' team assessed the link between blood pressure and mental decline
in 529 subjects who were followed for 20 years. The subjects were divided
into two groups based on age: those between 18 and 46 years (285) and those
between 47 and 83 years (244). Mental performance was assessed at multiple
points during follow- up.
The researchers found that the subjects' initial blood pressures were
inversely related to mental performance over time. Moreover, the degree of
blood pressure-related mental decline was similar for both age groups.
The findings emphasize the importance of treating high blood pressure
promptly, Elias pointed out. "We shouldn't hesitate to treat younger
people," he added.
SOURCE: Hypertension 2004.
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