Table 1.

Neurocognitive test performance of youth with primary HTN relative to that of matched normotensive control subjects. Shown are multivariate results for individual neurocognitive subtests for measures where HTN subjects performed less well than controls.

Neurocognitive Subtest	Cognitive Domain	β	β SE	P value*
RAVLT Trial 1	Attention	−0.58	0.27	0.034
RAVLT Total	Learning, Verbal Memory	−3.25	1.24	0.009
RAVLT Short delay	Learning, Verbal Memory	−1.12	0.44	0.013
CogState Maze Delayed Recall	Memory	3.7	1.2	0.002
WASI Vocabulary	General Intelligence	−3.7	1.5	0.016
Grooved Pegboard, dominant hand	Manual Dexterity	4.5	2.3	0.04

Adapted with permission from reference 19.

RAVLT = Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; WASI = Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence

^*adjusted for age, maternal education, household income, African American race, Hispanic ethnicity, PSQ-SRBD score, sex, triglyceride level, and glucose level.