Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older adults with intellectual disabilities are at a higher cardiovascular risk than their peers in the general population. Investigating central blood pressure and augmentation index is necessary to better understand the risk of cardiovascular disease, to better identify those individuals at risk and to potentially change pharmacological treatment regimens. We therefore aim to investigate central blood pressure and augmentation index in two large cohorts (total N = 237) of older adults with intellectual disabilities, across different age ranges and sexes. Additionally, we will explore the cross-sectional relationships of central blood pressure and augmentation index with other cardiovascular risk factors and the presence of cardiovascular disease across a broad age rang

SUBMITTER: Hilgenkamp TIM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576378 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature