10.5 Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
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High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2008; 15 (3): 171-215 1120-9879/08/0003-0171/$48.00/0 © 2008 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved.
Nervous System 10.5 Blood Pressure and Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 F. D’Amico (1), A. Grippa (1) ` Operativa Complessa di Geriatria, Laboratorio di Psicogeriatria, P.O. (1)Unita Patti, Messina, Italy Introduction. This study evaluated the effects of cognitive impairment on blood pressure (BP) in elderly subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2. Methods. 73 elderly patients (34 Males, 39 Females, mean age 74 + 8 years) with hypertension and DM type 2 (DM) were included. This group was compared with another group of 61 elderly subjects (28 Males, 33 Females, mean age 73 + 9 years) with hypertension only (H). We recorded: (1) Blood tests; (2) Measurement of blood pressure; (3) Measurement of blood pressure in the 24 hours (ABPM); (4) Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels in DM group were higher versus H group (p
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