Age, Risk Factors for CVD and Cognitive Functioning

To relate cardiovascular disease (CHD) risk factors to cognitive performance among middle-aged and elderly men and women over a 10 year longitudinal study period.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

Up to 100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

BACKGROUND:

The Framingham Heart Study is a major epidemiological investigation of prospective relationships between risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD risk factors) and CVD risk factor outcomes. The Framingham Study and other large, prospective studies have resulted in an extensive literature on the impact of CVD risk factors (including age) and CVD outcomes. Comparatively, there have been many fewer studies of the impact of CVD risk factors on cognitive functioning, and possibly no studies of the effect of objectively measured, competing risk factors on cognitive functioning.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Dr. Elias and colleagues used cardiovascular risk factor data from the Framingham Heart Study (N= 2,123) in a prospective design allowing them to relate CVD risk factors (including age and gender) to two outcome measures: (1) level of cognitive performance and (2) change in cognitive performance over a 10 year longitudinal study period. The overall goals were to determine the best multivariate combination of biological and psychosocial risk factors for the prediction of lowered cognitive ability in middle-aged and elderly men and women, and to evaluate the relative impact of age, gender, and other biological and psychosocial risk factors on cognitive functioning.

The study completion date listed in this record was obtained from the "End Date" entered in the Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS) record.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

No eligibility criteria

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2000
Study completion: 2004
First posted: Dec 19, 2000
Registry last updated: May 13, 2016

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