Xin Hu, Liyuan Xu
Relationship between fear of progression and quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease: Mediating role of health literacy and self-care
Journal of advanced nursing
cognitive decline may progress decades dementia onset better cardiovascular health cvh related less cognitive decline unclear whether begins early racial subgroups domains cognitive function purpose study determine impact cvh decline 2 domains cognition decline first white black women midlife subjects 363 black 402 white women similar baseline age meansd 46630 years education 15720 years chicago site study womens health across nation cognition measured processing speed working memory assessed annually biennially maximum 20 years meansd 9867 years cvh measured lifes essential 8 blood pressure body mass index glucose nonhighdensity lipoprotein cholesterol smoking physical activity diet sleep hierarchical linear mixed models identified predictors cognitive decline progressive levels adjustment decline processing speed explained race age 3way interaction race cvh time f1430888 p0003 cvh unrelated decline white women black women poorer cvh associated greater decline working memory decline total cohort race cvh midlife black women cvh promotion may target preventing beginnings cognitive decline thereby enhancing independent living aging