ASSESSMENT OF ASSOCIATIONS OF COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS WITH INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS IN YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN IN NOVOSIBIRSK POPULATION
A.V. Sukhanov, S.N. Duma, V.V. Gafarov, D.V. Denisova
Research Institute of Internal and Preventive Medicine, 630089, Novosibirsk, Boris Bogatkov str., 175/1
Keywords: cognitive functions, complaints of memory and attention, questionnaire, arterial hypertension, population
Abstract
Background. The literature data on the frequency of cognitive complaints in cardiovascular pathology, in particular, in hypertension in young and middle-aged women in an open population, remain poorly studied to date. Objective. To examine the frequency of cognitive complaints in young and middle-aged women associated with hypertension in an open population of Novosibirsk. Methods. Using the method of questioning, we obtained information about the cognitive complaints in 546 young and middle-aged women - residents of Novosibirsk. Cognitive complaints assessed included: 1. «I don’t remember what I put where»; 2. «I don’t recognize people I know»; 3. «I find it difficult to concentrate when I read»; 4. «I am doing everything very slowly.» The analysis of contingency tables and methods of logistic regression (univariate analysis) were performed. Results. In women under the age of 45, a statistically significant association of the above cognitive complaints with hypertension was revealed; it was independent of age and educational level. Conclusion. The analysis of cognitive complaints at the young and middle-aged persons can be of great interest for the detailed development of preventive and therapeutic measures for arterial hypertension in women.
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