Skip to main content
. 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 aged at least 65 years by gender (n=1707).

Prevalence of MCI N (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI), P Adjusteda OR (95% CI), P
Male
 Normotensives (reference group) 32/238 (13.4)    
 Hypertensives 91/479 (19.0) 1.51 (0.98–2.34), 0.065 2.05 (1.07–3.90), 0.030
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 39/164 (23.8)    
 Treated hypertensives 52/315 (16.5) 0.63 (0.40–1.01), 0.055 0.48 (0.26–0.87), 0.016
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 71/331 (21.5)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 20/148 (13.5) 0.57 (0.33–0.98), 0.043 0.44 (0.22–0.85), 0.014
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 32/167 (19.2)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 20/148 (13.5) 0.66 (0.36–1.21), 0.180 0.56 (0.26–1.19), 0.130
 
Female
 Normotensives (reference group) 37/257 (14.4)    
 Hypertensives 117/733 (16.0) 1.13 (0.76–1.69), 0.552 1.49 (0.81–2.73), 0.196
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 44/229 (19.2)    
 Treated hypertensives 73/504 (14.5) 0.71 (0.47–1.08), 0.106 0.61 (0.36–1.01), 0.053
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 90/536 (16.8)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 27/179 (13.7) 0.79 (0.49–1.25), 0.313 0.61 (0.35–1.07), 0.085
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 46/307 (15.0)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 27/179 (13.7) 0.90 (0.54–1.51), 0.691 0.69 (0.37–1.27), 0.230
 
All
 Normotensives (reference group) 69/495 (13.9)    
 Hypertensives 208/1212 (17.2) 1.28 (0.95–1.72), 0.102 1.69 (1.09–2.61), 0.018
 Untreated hypertensives (reference group) 83/393 (21.1)    
 Treated hypertensives 125/819 (15.3) 0.67 (0.49–0.92), 0.012 0.56 (0.39–0.83), 0.003
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among hypertensives (reference group) 161/867 (18.6)    
 Controlled hypertensives among hypertensives 47/345 (13.6) 0.69 (0.49–0.98), 0.040 0.55 (0.36–0.84), 0.005
 Uncontrolled hypertensives among treated hypertensives (reference group) 78/474 (16.5)    
 Controlled hypertensives among treated hypertensives 47/345 (13.6) 0.80 (0.54–1.19), 0.266 0.66 (0.42–1.05), 0.082

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

a

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.