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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Is mini-mental score examination scoring a new predictor of uncontrolled hypertension?
Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Volume 16, No. 5, Year 2014
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Essential hypertension is an important risk factor for target organ damage. The brain is among the target organs infrequently visited. The authors evaluated whether an abnormal Mini-Mental Score Examination (MMSE) score predicts uncontrolled hypertension even if office blood pressure is normal. Seventy-seven hypertensive patients were included. The cognitive function of each patient was assessed using MMSE and a customized brain magnetic resonance imaging study. Patients were classified into normal cognitive function group and mild, moderate, and severe cognitive impairment groups. A significance level of P=.05 was used. There was a higher percentage of uncontrolled BP in every cognitive impairment class. In patients older than 65 years, MMSE score had a sensitivity and specificity of 94% and 83%, respectively, in the prediction of uncontrolled hypertension. MMSE is a simple test to run in the clinic to predict whether patients have well-controlled blood pressure. ©2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sayed, Khaled
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Taha, Tamer T.I.
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Saad, Mohamad
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Mohsen, Laila A.
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Ibrahiem, Mohamed Ahmed
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Fadeel, Nashaat A.A.
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Sotouhy, Amr
Egypt, Minya
Al-minya University Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/jch.12319
ISSN:
15246175
e-ISSN:
17517176
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases