Abstract

Objective: To examine the risk factors for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a longitudinal population study-the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study.Design: We examined the factors that in the period 1991 through 1994 predicted the development of MCI in all participants of the Cardiovascular Health Study Cognition Study.Further examination was conducted in the Pittsburgh, Pa, cohort (n=927), where participants with MCI were classified as having either the MCI amnestictype or the MCI multiple cognitive deficits-type.