Cognitive function and blood rheology: results from the Caerphilly cohort of older men

摘要

Objectives: vascular lesions are important contributors to cerbral disease, yet relatively little work has been done on relationships between haematological factors and cognitive function. We have explored these relationships in the Caerphilly cohort of older men. Design: the development of vascular disease and the decline in cognitive function are being studied in a cohort of Older men in Caerphilly, South Wales, UK. We have recorded a range of life-style, dietary, lipid, haematological and Rheological factors which are, or may be, predictive of vascular disease.