Prospective Study of Arterial Stiffness and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese

Prospective Study of Arterial Stiffness and Subsequent Cognitive Decline Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese

Background: Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is inversely associated with cognitive function. However, it is not known whether baPWV predicts cognitive decline (CD) in later life. We examined whether or not baPWV is an independent risk marker of subsequent CD in a population of older Japan...

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Main Authors: Yu Taniguchi, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Yu Nofuji, Mariko Nishi, Hiroshi Murayama, Satoshi Seino, Rika Tajima, Yutaka Matsuyama, Shoji Shinkai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
cognitive decline
arterial stiffness
older persons
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/25/9/25_JE20140250/_pdf

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