A 30-year study involving 191 adults, who had an average age of 24 at the beginning of the study, found that those who experienced relatively high blood pressure during young adulthood also experienced significant declines in cognitive function and gait in midlife (approximately 56 years old).
Higher cumulative blood pressure was also associated with slower walking speed, smaller step length and higher gait variability, and lower cognitive performance.
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