Are age and gender associated to tobacco use and knowledge among general practitioners?
Physician education on tobacco counseling is associated to increased comfort and practice in advising patients who smoke. Tobacco cessation training might increase the success rate of helping patients to quit smoking.
At age 70 and older, high blood pressure, hypertension, and uncontrolled blood pressure are associated with poorer cognitive function than normal blood pressure. Optimal control of blood pressure may be useful in preserving neurocognitive loss as the population ages.