Ambulatory BP, kidney function, cognitive & physical function in older adults
Description: Older adults overwhelmingly bear the burden of hypertension and kidney disease, undertreated diseases that are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease and physical and cognitive decline. Blood pressure varies throughout the day and night, and abnormal patterns of blood pressure have been associated with cardiovascular disease, but the effects of these patterns on kidney disease, physical function, and cognitive function in older adults are unclear. The objective of this proposal is to 1) assess the associations between 24- hour blood pressure recordings and kidney function, physical function, and cognitive performance in 400 community-dwelling white, African-American, Hispanic, and Asian adults over 60 years of age and to 2) determine the treatment barriers to clinical care for hypertension and kidney disease in these older adults.
Funding type: career_development
Funder scheme: K23
Start date: 2011-07-01
End date: 2017-06-30
Investigator: DENA EVETTE RIFKIN
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 42
Funder award ID: K23DK091521
OpenAlex ID: G7119386618