Is cognitive function associated with the development of mobility impairments in community-dwelling elders?
Among ambulatory elders, cognition is associated with incident mobility impairment and mobility decline.
Hypertensive patients with MA exhibited an earlier systolic augmentation of the arterial pressure, reflecting a more impaired arterial elasticity as compared with hypertensive subjects without MA. These findings suggest that worse cardiovascular outcomes may be associated with the presence of an increased UAE in hypertensive subjects.