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. 2016 Jan 7;39(5):367–375. doi: 10.1038/hr.2015.146

Association between the prevalence, treatment and control of hypertension and the prevalence of MCI in participants without cerebrovascular disease by gender (n=1804).

Prevalence of MCI N (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI), P Adjusteda OR (95% CI), P
Male
 Normotensives (reference group) 32/275 (11.6)    
 Hypertensives 74/447 (16.6) 1.51 (0.97–2.35), 0.071 2.22 (1.15–4.29), 0.017
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 35/174 (20.1)    
 Treated hypertensives 39/273 (14.3) 0.66 (0.40–1.09), 0.107 0.60 (0.31–1.14), 0.118
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 60/320 (18.8)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 14/127 (11.0) 0.54 (0.29–1.00), 0.050 0.57 (0.27–1.19), 0.134
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 25/146 (17.1)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 14/127 (11.0) 0.60 (0.30–1.21), 0.154 0.68 (0.30–1.58), 0.375
 
Female
 Normotensives (reference group) 43/331 (13.0)    
 Hypertensives 115/751 (15.3) 1.21 (0.83–1.77), 0.319 1.30 (0.73–2.33), 0.371
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 43/241 (17.8)    
 Treated hypertensives 72/510 (14.1) 0.76 (0.50–1.14), 0.187 0.72 (0.43–1.21), 0.220
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 86/538 (16.0)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 29/213 (13.6) 0.83 (0.53–1.31), 0.417 0.85 (0.50–1.44), 0.534
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 43/297 (14.5)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 29/213 (13.6) 0.93 (0.56–1.55), 0.783 0.88 (0.48–1.61), 0.681
 
All
 Normotensives (reference group) 75/606 (12.4)    
 Hypertensives 189/1198 (15.8) 1.33 (1.00–1.77), 0.054 1.61 (1.05–2.48), 0.029
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 78/415 (18.8)    
 Treated hypertensives 111/783 (14.2) 0.71 (0.52–0.98), 0.037 0.67 (0.45–0.99), 0.045
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 146/858 (17.0)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 43/340 (12.6) 0.71 (0.49–1.02), 0.062 0.72 (0.47–1.10), 0.130
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 68/443 (15.3)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 43/340 (12.6) 0.80 (0.53–1.20), 0.283 0.81 (0.50–1.31), 0.390

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; OR, odds ratio.

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Adjusted for age, education level, marital status, physical activity, smoking and drinking status, body mass index, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, diabetes mellitus (yes/no), history of stroke and family history of dementia.