Review Article

Association between Antihypertensive Drug Use and the Incidence of Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.

StudyPublication yearCountrySample sizeMean age (yrs)Percentage male (%)History of stroke (%)History of DM (%)History of CVD (%)Reported outcomesFollow-up periods (yrs)Adjusted factorsNOS score

Khachaturian et al. [19]2006USA11.211.1ADAge, sex, education, APOE ε4 alleles, DM, cholesterol, MI, and stroke
In’t Veld et al. [12]2001Netherlands10.0NAAny dementia, AD, VD, CI, and CDAge, gender, DBP and SBP, DM, stroke, BMI, baseline MMSE, smoking, education, living situation, and PAD
Stewart et al. [14]2009USA32.0NAAny dementia, ADAge
Luchsinger et al. [20]2005USANA20.328.9ADAge, gender, education, APOE-ɛ4 allele, and ethnicity
Qiu et al. [15]2004SwedenNANANAAny dementia, AD, and CIAge, sex, education, MMSE score, vascular morbidity, functional dependence, and APOE ε4 alleles
Bruce et al. [16]2008Australia100.036.1Any dementiaCrude
Tully et al. [13]2016France14.210.6Any dementiaSex, center, education, BMI, stroke, hypercholesterolemia, DM, center, CKD, APOE-ɛ4, SBP, and DBP
Solfrizzi et al. [21]2013Italy11.617.0CIAge, gender, education, smoking status, type 2 DM, CAD, serum creatinine level, apolipoprotein B to apolipoprotein A1 ratio, history of stroke, and hypertension
Haring et al. [17]2016USA65–796.616.5Any dementia, CI, and CDAge, race, education, WHI menopausal hormone therapy arm, baseline 3MSE, alcohol, smoking status, physical activity, DM, BMI, depression, total energy intake, and history of CVD
Yasar et al. [18]2013USA9.09.9ADAge, sex, education, income, CVD, BMI, SBP, DBP, and MCI

Note. MMSE: mini-mental state examination; PAD: peripheral atherosclerotic disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CAD: coronary artery disease; CI: cognitive impairment; CD: cognitive decline; DM: diabetes mellitus; MI: myocardial infarction; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; PAD: peripheral arterial disease; CVD: cardiovascular disease.