Nocturnal blood pressure dipping, blood pressure variability, and cognitive function in early and middle-aged adults

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Higher nighttime blood pressure (BP), less BP dipping, and higher BP variability have been linked with worse cognitive function in the elderly. The goal of this study is to explore whether this relationship already exists in early and middle adulthood. We further examined whether ethnic differences between African Americans and European Americans in BP parameters can explain ethnic differences in cognitive function. 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring and cognitive function were obtained from 390 participants (average age: 37.2 years with a range of 25-50; 54.9% African Americans; 63.6% females). We observed that higher nighttime BP, decreased dipping, and higher variability were significantly associated with lower scores on the Picture Sequence Memory Test. Significant negative associations between variability and overall composite scores were also observed. No significant associations between average 24-h or daytime BP and cognitive function were observed. Ethnic differences in nighttime diastolic pressures and dipping can explain 6.81% to 10.8% of the ethnicity difference in the score of the Picture Sequence Memory Test (ps < .05). This study suggests that the associations of nighttime BP, dipping, and variability with cognitive function already exist in young and middle-aged adults. Ethnic differences in nighttime BP and dipping can at least partially explain ethnic differences in cognitive function. The stronger association of these parameters with cognitive function than daytime or average BP in this age range raises the importance of using ambulatory BP monitoring for more precise detection of abnormal BP patterns in young adulthood.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) - 26(2024), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 235-240

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Massengale, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, Vernon A [VerfasserIn]
Williams, Celestin [VerfasserIn]
Mansuri, Asifhusen [VerfasserIn]
Norland, Kimberly [VerfasserIn]
Altvater, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Bailey, Hallie [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Ryan A [VerfasserIn]
Su, Shaoyong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xiaoling [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ambulatory blood pressure/home blood pressure monitor
BP dipping
BP variability
Cognitive function
Hypertension in African Americans
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 08.03.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jch.14764

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368220311