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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

  • Karen C. Schliep
  • , C. Elizabeth Shaaban
  • , Huong Meeks
  • , Alison Fraser
  • , Ken R. Smith
  • , Jennifer J. Majersik
  • , Norman L. Foster
  • , Jean Wactawski-Wende
  • , Truls Østbye
  • , Jo Ann Tschanz
  • , James F. Padbury
  • , Surrendra Sharma
  • , Yue Zhang
  • , Julio C. Facelli
  • , C. Samir Abdelrahman
  • , Lauren Theilen
  • , Michael W. Varner
  • University of Utah
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Duke University
  • Utah State University
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • Brown University

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Abstract

Introduction: Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Whether HDP is also associated with later-life dementia has not been fully explored. Methods: Using the Utah Population Database, we performed an 80-year retrospective cohort study of 59,668 parous women. Results: Women with, versus without, HDP, had a 1.37 higher risk of all-cause dementia (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.26, 1.50) after adjustment for maternal age at index birth, birth year, and parity. HDP was associated with a 1.64 higher risk of vascular dementia (95% CI: 1.19, 2.26) and 1.49 higher risk of other dementia (95% CI: 1.34, 1.65) but not Alzheimer's disease dementia (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.04; 95% CI: 0.87, 1.24). Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia/eclampsia showed similar increased dementia risk. Nine mid-life cardiometabolic and mental health conditions explained 61% of HDP's effect on subsequent dementia risk. Discussion: Improved HDP and mid-life care could reduce the risk of dementia.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere12443
JournalAlzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2023

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