Association of estimated pulse wave velocity and metabolic markers with cognitive impairment risk in diabetes

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major modifiable risk factor for dementia, yet cost-effective, scalable methods for early identification of cognitively at-risk individuals remain limited. To evaluate the predictive value of estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV), alone and in combination with metabolic markers, for incident cognitive impairment in adults with diabetes. We analyzed 893 adults with DM from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2011–2020). ePWV was derived from age