Table 4.

Association of Midlife SBP and HTN on cognitive performance in the oldest old

	β±SE
	HTN‡	SBP‡‡
LM-DR	0.22 ± 0.13	−0.001 ± 0.004
VR-DR	0.02 ± 0.14	−0.003 ± 0.004
PA-DR	0.14 ± 0.14	−0.003 ± 0.004
DSF	−0.23 ± 0.14	−0.008 ± 0.004*
DSB	−0.17 ± 0.14	−0.006 ± 0.004
TMA	−0.13 ± 0.14	−0.005 ± 0.004
TMB-TMA	−0.09 ± 0.13	−0.002 ± 0.004
HVOT	−0.17 ± 0.13	−0.006 ± 0.004
COWAT	−0.23 ± 0.13	−0.008 ± 0.004*
SIM	0.18 ± 0.12	−0.002 ± 0.003

^*p < 0.05.

^‡Adjusted for age, time from cardiovascular risk assessment to first NP exam, gender, natural log of WRAT and HTN status at NP exam.

^‡‡Adjusted for age, time from cardiovascular risk assessment to first NP exam, gender, natural log of WRAT and SBP at NP exam.

HTN, Stage I hypertension; SBP, systolic blood pressure; β, estimate; SE, standard error; LM-DR, Logical Memory Delayed Recall; VR-DR, Visual Reproductions Delayed Recall; PA-DR, Paired Associate Learning – Delayed Recall; DSF, Digit Span Forward span; DSB, Digit Span Backward span; TMA, Trail-making Test A completion time; TMB-TMA, Trail-making Test B completion time – Trail-making Test A completion time; HVOT, Hooper Visual Organization Test; COWAT, Controlled Word Association Test; SIM, Similarities.