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NIDDM and Blood Pressure as Risk Factors for Poor Cognitive Performance: The Framingham Study

DOI

361

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0

References

1997

Year

Penelope K. Elias, Merrill F. Elias, Ralph B. D’Agostino, L. Adrienne Cupples, Peter W.F. Wilson, Halit Silbershatz, Philip A. Wolf
Diabetes Care

Abstract

History and duration of NIDDM and high blood pressure are significant risk factors for poor cognitive performance. Hypertensive people with NIDDM are at greatest risk for poor performance on tests measuring visual organization and memory.