Table 3.

NPE Compound Scores in Specific Cognitive Domains According to Blood Pressure Levels

Cognitive Domain, Mean±SD	Normotension (71)	HTN Stage 1 (89)	HTN Stage 2 (61)	P Value
Global cognitive function	−0.002±0.61	−0.23±0.70	−0.59±0.60	<0.001a
Language	−0.004±0.99	−0.33±1.24	−0.44±1.19	0.069
Memory	0.007±0.77	−1.13±1.03	−0.56±0.92	0.002a
Executive function	−0.005±0.76	−0.27±0.66	−0.69±0.62	<0.001a
Visuospatial abilities	−0.002±0.88	−0.25±0.92	−0.35±0.93	0.073
Attention	−0.001±0.74	−0.21±0.95	−0.47±0.64	0.004b
Processing speed	0.002±1.00	−0.39±0.93	−0.65±0.85	<0.001c

P value refers to comparisons of the means among the groups by the 1‐way ANOVA step‐wise test with Bonferroni post‐hoc analysis. All analyses were adjusted to education level (year of education). HTN indicates hypertension; NPE, neuropsychological evaluation.

^aHTN‐2 versus normotension and HTN‐1.

^bNormotension versus HTN‐2.

^cNormotension versus HTN‐1 and HTN‐2.