Female sex, early-onset hypertension, and risk of dementia

Conclusions:
Though midlife hypertension was more common in men, it was only associated with dementia risk in women. Sex differences in the timing of dementia risk factors have important implications for brain health and hypertension management.

Source: Neurology - October 30, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Gilsanz, P., Mayeda, E. R., Glymour, M. M., Quesenberry, C. P., Mungas, D. M., DeCarli, C., Dean, A., Whitmer, R. A. Tags: All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, Cohort studies, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research