Association of Cardiac Structure and Function With Neurocognition in Hispanics/Latinos: The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the associations of comprehensive measures of cardiac structure and function with multidimensional neurocognitive measures.

Patients and methods

The Echocardiographic Study of Latinos is a population-based cohort of Hispanic/Latino adults older than 45 years enrolled from October 1, 2011, through June 30, 2014. Neurocognitive measures included Word Fluency (WF), Brief-Spanish English Verbal Learning Test (B-SEVLT), and Digit Symbol Substitution Test. The B-SEVLT included B-SEVLT-recall and B-SEVLT-sum. Echocardiographic measures included cardiac structure, systolic and diastolic function, and myocardial strain. Multivariable regression models were fit using survey statistics and sampling probabilities.

Results

A total of 1794 participants (mean age,

SUBMITTER: Almahmoud MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature