Chinese Journal of Hypertension 2006;0(08):-

Relationship Between Blood Pressure Parameters and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly People

Shouling WU ; Yuzhen WANG ; Dongqing LI ; Yanhua HAN ; Liming LIN ; Feng WANG ; Haiyan ZHAO

Keywords

Blood pressure parameters; Elderly people; Cognitive impairment; Mini-mental state examination

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between blood pressure parameters and cognitive impairment in elderly people.Methods 890 retired workes of Kailuan Coal Mine were surveyed with questionnaires.The cognitive function was evaluated by mini-mental state examination(MMSE).222 cognitive impairment patients were categorized as case group,668 healthy subjects served as control group.Blood pressure and the related indexs were determined.Results The systolic blood pressure(SBP),pulse pressure(PP)and pulse pressure index(PPI)in the case group were higher than control group(all P