Childhood Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Midlife Cognitive Performance

Early adult to midlife cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive function.

BACKGROUND Studies have linked midlife and late-life cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) to cognitive function, yet little is known about CVRF exposure in early adulthood and subsequent cognitive function. In addition, most studies rely on single assessments of CVRFs, which may not accurately reflect long-term exposure. We sought to determine the association between cumulative exposure to CVRFs...

Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive performance in aging

Background Atherosclerosis in cerebral blood vessels, especially those which compose the Circle of Willis, can lead to reduced supply of oxygen and nutrients to different cortical structures, affecting cognitive function. Objective To analyze whether cardiovascular risk factors negatively influence cognitive performance in adults and elderly. Methods One hundred twenty-nine participants of ...

Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood.

It is regrettable that although the incidence of fatal coronary heart disease on the other side of the Atlantic and in Australia is falling, the toll here, even if not increasing at the great pace of the 'fifties and 'sixties, is only just beginning to level off. Few of us can afford to be complacent, and we as paediatricians have a duty to sow the seeds of longevity in our patients. For these ...

Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood

Childhood Obesity, Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Premature Death

From the Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Phoenix, AZ (P.W.F., R.L.H., W.C.K., M.L.S., P.H.B., H.C.L.); the Genetic Epidemiology and Clinical Research Group, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Section for Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden (P.W.F.); ...