Risk of cognitive impairment in hypertensive patients with risk factors for chronic kidney disease

Objective: to assess the risk of cognitive impairment in patients with hypertension in the presence of risk factors and without risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Materials and Methods. 200 patients with the diagnosis of arterial hypertension of the first and second degree and presence/absence of risk factors of chronic kidney disease were examined. Of those, 114 were women and 86 were men, with mean age of 55±1.4 years. Two groups were formed: group 1 - 104 patients, group 2 - 96 patients. The study was conducted using psychological tests (10 words, 5 figures, counting, Schulte table) and clinical psychological scales MMSE and FAB. Results. It was found that in patients with hypertension and risk factors for chronic kidney disease compared with patients with hypertension without risk factors for kidney damage, the indices of auditory memory, the concentration of arbitrary attention, the speed of mental performance, and the risk of occurrence and development of cognitive disorders are 1.47 times higher.