Publications by authors named "George D Daniel"

Background: Research of hypertension-related risk factors for Alzheimer's disease has typically focused on blood pressure (BP) levels, despite evidence that high blood pressure variability (BPV) over time may predict poorer cardiovascular, neuropathological, and neurocognitive outcomes. We evaluated associations between BPV and cognitive function in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Methods: Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses of BP data across six examinations were used to determine associations that BPV (average real variability [ARV], variability independent of the mean [VIM]) and group-based latent BP trajectories have with cognitive function, decline, and impairment, measured by the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI), Digit Symbol Coding (DSC), and Digit Span tests.

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Background And Aims: The Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has been associated with better cognitive function in studies of predominantly White participants; few studies have examined this association in diverse cohorts. Our objective was to examine the association between the DASH diet and cognitive function in the diverse Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort.

Methods: Among 4169 MESA participants, we evaluated prospectively, the association between DASH diet adherence and cognitive function.

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