Association of Cardiovascular Health Level in Older Age With Cognitive Decline and Incident Dementia.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Evidence is limited regarding the relation between cardiovascular health level and dementia risk. Objective:To investigate the association between cardiovascular health level, defined using the 7-item tool from the American Heart Association (AHA), and risk of dementia and cognitive decline in older persons. Design, Setting, and Participants:Population-based cohort study of persons aged 65 years or older from Bordeaux, Dijon, and Montpellier, France, without history of cardiovascular diseases or dementia at baseline who underwent repeated in-person neuropsychological testing (January 1999-July 2016) and systematic detection of incident dementia (date of final follow-up, July 26, 2016). Exposures:The number of the AHA's Life's Simple 7 metrics at recommended optimal level (nonsmo

SUBMITTER: Samieri C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142948 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature