Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescence, Young Adulthood, and Midlife on Late-Life Cognition: Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans.

Kristen M George Paola Gilsanz Rachel L PetersonLisa L BarnesCharles S DeCarliElizabeth Rose MayedaDan M MungasRachel A Whitmer

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)

Among Black Americans, life-course CVRFs were associated with poorer executive function and verbal episodic memory emphasizing the importance of cardiovascular health on the aging brain.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
working memory
depressive symptoms
white matter
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
resting state
mild cognitive impairment
multiple sclerosis
middle aged
brain injury
early life
blood brain barrier