血压和认知能力下降之间的关系因种族而异
Michael D Oliver1, Cassandra Morrison2, Sondos El-Hulu1
1Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
The Gerontologist
|September 10, 2025
概括
血压变化对黑人和白人老年人的认知衰退的影响不同. 患有高血压或血压变化的白人成年人表现出比黑人成年人更快的认知衰退.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 血压 (BP) 是影响认知功能的已知因素.
- 现有研究表明,在BP如何影响认知方面,可能存在种族差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究血压模式和老年黑人和白人成年人的认知衰退之间的关系.
- 为了检查正常,高和可变血压对认知轨迹的影响的种族差异.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自三个协调群体的2,284名老年人 (黑人和白人).
- 参与者被分为正常,高或可变的系统血压组.
- 通过使用线性混合效应模型,在五个领域和全球认知中平均6.7年评估认知功能.
主要成果:
- 与黑人成年人相比,高血压或可变血压的白人成年人在多个领域表现出更快的认知衰退.
- 具体来说,患有血压变化的白人成年人表现出全球认知和所有测试的认知领域的加速下降.
- 在黑人和白人老年人之间没有观察到认知衰退率的显著差异,他们的血压正常.
结论:
- 血压变化对老年黑人和白人人口的认知衰退有不同的影响.
- 种族是理解血压和认知健康之间的复杂相互作用的关键因素.
- 这些发现强调了需要种族意识的方法来管理血压,以保持成年人的认知功能.
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