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Therefore, we aimed to investigate the relationships between BP and brain volumes, among Hispanic\/Latino older adults.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participants included 122 cognitively healthy Hispanic\/Latino late middle-aged and older adults ages (mean age\u202f=\u202f73.48\u202fyears, SD\u202f=\u202f7.32) from the National Alzheimer\u2019s Coordinating Center. Data were collected from 2005 to 2024 from 20 Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Research Centers. BP measures included systolic (SBP), diastolic (DBP), and pulse pressure (PP). Brain outcomes included total, hippocampal, gray matter, and white matter hyperintensity volumes. Covariates included age, sex, Hispanic\/Latino heritage, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, body mass index, hypotensive status, and smoking status.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      No BP measure was significantly associated with brain outcomes (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, we found no relationships between BP measures and brain volumes in this sample of late middle-aged and older Hispanic\/Latino adults. 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