Antihypertensive medication use and incident Alzheimer disease: the Cache County Study
AS Khachaturian, PP Zandi, CG Lyketsos… - Archives of …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Background Recent reports suggest that antihypertensive (AH) medications may reduce the
risk of dementing illnesses. Objectives To examine the relationship of AH medication use
with incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD) among the elderly population (aged 65 years and
older) of Cache County, Utah, and to examine whether the relationship varies with different
classes of AH medications. Methods After an initial (wave 1) multistage assessment (1995
through 1997) to identify prevalent cases of dementia, we used similar methods 3 years later …
risk of dementing illnesses. Objectives To examine the relationship of AH medication use
with incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD) among the elderly population (aged 65 years and
older) of Cache County, Utah, and to examine whether the relationship varies with different
classes of AH medications. Methods After an initial (wave 1) multistage assessment (1995
through 1997) to identify prevalent cases of dementia, we used similar methods 3 years later …