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Blood pressure polygenic score, cardiorespiratory fitness and odds of dementia: the HUNT Study.
Age and ageing - 2 Jul 2026
Lerfald Maren, Øvretveit Karsten, Nilsen Tom Ivar Lund, Eldholm Rannveig Sakshaug, Grøtting Nora, Wolford Brooke N, Selbaek Geir, Ernstsen Linda
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High blood pressure (BP) is linked to an increased dementia risk. The role of sex and the impact of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on the potential association between genetic predisposition to high blood pressure and dementia are less understood. Our aim was to investigate if there is an association between genetic predisposition to high systolic blood pressure (SBP) and occurrence of dementia in males and...
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