Sökning: "Chengxuan Qiu"

Hittade 1 avhandling innehållade orden Chengxuan Qiu.

1. 1. The relation of blood pressure to dementia in the elderly : a community-based longitudinal study

   Författare :Chengxuan Qiu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Blood pressure; heart failure; dementia; Alzheimer s disease; apolipoprotein E gene; antihypertensive medication; aging; geriatrics; epidemiology; population-based study;

   Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis concerns a community-based, prospective study aimed at investigating the complex relationship between blood pressure (BP) and risk of dementia in a dementia-free cohort (n = 1301) aged >=75 years in Stockholm, Sweden. After baseline survey (1987-1989), the cohort was followed for over 6 years, during which 2 waves of clinical examinations (1991-1993 & 1994-1996) for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) (DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria) were performed. LÄS MER