Researchers found that the adjusted odds ratio was 0.87 for antihypertensive treatment reducing the risk for incident dementia, with a mean BP lowering of 10/4 mm Hg.
"What is so exciting about our study is that the data shows that those people who were taking the blood pressure lowering medication had a lower risk of a dementia diagnosis than those taking a matching placebo."
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