Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Arterial stiffness is linked to age-related cognitive dysfunction. Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) is associated with cerebrovascular disease. We sought to determine whether ePWV was associated with cognition in a multiethnic population.
METHODS
We included 1257 participants enrolled in a Northern Manhattan Study magnetic resonance imaging MRI-cognitive study (mean age 64 ± 8 years, 61% women, 67% Hispanic, 18% non-Hispanic Black, 15% non-Hispanic white) and analyzed cognitive performance at two time points, at enrollment and on an average 5.0 ± 0.6 years later. ePWV was calculated using baseline age and blood pressure. Cognition and cognitive change scores were regressed on ePWV in multivariable linear regression models.
RESULTS
In adjusted models, ePWV (mean 11 ± 2 m/s) was significantly associated with cognition (b = −0.100, 95% CI, −0.120, −0.080) and cognitive change over time (b = −0.063, 95% CI, −0.082, −0.045). Effect modification by race and sex was found.
DISCUSSION
In this multiethnic population, the associations of ePWV with cognitive performance underline the role of vascular stiffness in age-related cognitive decline.
Highlights
ePWV is a modest but independent predictor of cognitive function and cognitive decline among older individuals.
After adjustment, the ePWV measure was inversely associated with performance and decline in global cognition, processing speed, episodic memory, executive function, and semantic memory.
After adjustment, modification of the association between ePWV and change in episodic memory and executive function by race and ethnicity was suggested by a significant interaction term.
The association between ePWV and episodic memory decline was stronger in females.
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Taylor Ariko,
Hannah Gardener,
Bonnie Levin,
Xiaoyan Sun,
Jose Gutierrez,
Mitchell SV. Elkind,
Clinton B. Wright,
Tatjana Rundek | June 19, 2024