The association between midlife blood pressure levels and late-life cognitive function: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study

LJ Launer, K Masaki, H Petrovitch, D Foley, RJ Havlik - Jama, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To assess the long-term relationship of midlife blood pressure levels to late-life
cognitive function. Design.—The 4678 surviving cohort members of the prospective
Honolulu Heart Program (baseline, 1965-1968) were examined a fourth time in 1991
through 1993 and given a cognitive test. Participants.—The subjects were 3735 Japanese-
American men living in Hawaii in the community or in institutions, with an average age of 78
years at the fourth examination. Main Outcome Measures.—Cognitive function, measured by …