From: Memory is preserved in older adults taking AT1 receptor blockers
Neuropsychological test | Total (n = 1586) | Normotensive (n = 782) | HTN-ARBs (n = 183) | HTN-Other (n = 621) | F-Value | p Value |
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Memory | ||||||
LM Immediate Recall | 10.6 (4.3) | 10.7 (4.4) | 10.9 (4.3) | 10.4 (4.2) | 0.269 | 0.764 |
LM Delayed Recall | 8.5 (5.0) | 8.6 (5.1) | 9.2 (5.0) | 8.3 (4.8) | 1.987 | 0.137 |
RAVLT Immediate Recall | 38.2 (11.6) | 39.6 (11.8) | 38.1 (11.8) | 36.5 (11.1) | 4.986 | 0.007 |
RAVLT Delayed Recall | 5.3 (4.3) | 5.8 (4.4) | 5.5 (4.4) | 4.5 (3.9) | 9.642 | <0.001 |
RAVLT Recognition | 11.4 (3.3) | 11.7 (3.2) | 11.7 (3.1) | 11.0 (3.5) | 5.692 | 0.003 |
Attention/executive function | ||||||
Digit Span forward score | 8.4 (2.0) | 8.5 (1.9) | 8.1 (2.2) | 8.4 (2.1) | 1.100 | 0.402 |
Digit Span forward span | 6.6 (1.1) | 6.7 (1.0) | 6.5 (1.1) | 6.6 (1.1) | 0.953 | 0.386 |
Digit Span backward score | 6.5 (2.1) | 6.6 (2.2) | 6.5 (2.1) | 6.4 (2.1) | 0.121 | 0.886 |
Digit Span backward span | 4.8 (1.2) | 4.8 (1.2) | 4.7 (1.1) | 4.7 (1.2) | 0.021 | 0.979 |
Trail Making Test A scorea | 1.56 (0.16) | 1.53 (0.15) | 1.58 (0.16) | 1.58 (0.16) | 8.363 | <0.001 |
Trail Making Test B scorea | 1.97 (0.21) | 1.94 (0.21) | 1.98 (0.20) | 2.00 (0.21) | 3.900 | 0.020 |
Language | ||||||
Animal Fluency | 18.4 (5.5) | 18.7 (5.4) | 18.4 (5.3) | 18.0 (5.7) | 0.173 | 0.841 |
Vegetable Fluency | 12.2 (4.1) | 12.3 (3.9) | 12.2 (4.2) | 12.1 (4.3) | 0.206 | 0.814 |
BNTa | 0.48 (0.33) | 0.47 (0.33) | 0.47 (0.33) | 0.51 (0.33) | 1.385 | 0.251 |