High blood pressure could significantly raise the risk of developing the second most common form of dementia, according to a new study from The George Institute for Global Health.

Analysis of the medical records of 4.28 million people found that, among those aged 30-50, high blood pressure was associated with a 62% higher risk of vascular dementia. Among those aged 51-70, high blood pressure was associated with a 26% higher risk of vascular dementia.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/gifg-hbp051616.php

Emdin Connor A., Rothwell Peter M., Salimi-Khorshidi Gholamreza, Kiran Amit, Conrad Nathalie, Callender Thomas, Mehta Ziyah, Pendlebury Sarah T., Anderson Simon G., Mohseni Hamid, Woodward Mark, & Rahimi Kazem. (2016). Blood Pressure and Risk of Vascular Dementia. Stroke, 47(6), 1429–1435. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.012658