By Professor Ruth Peters

Books

Beckett N; Peters R; Bulpitt C, 2008, HYVET: Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial

Book Chapters

Beckett N; Peters R, 2006, 'Hypertension in the elderly', in Encyclopaedia of Ageing, Springer Publishing Company, pp. 559 - 562

Journal articles

You S; Zheng D; Wang Y; Li Q; Nguyen TN; Peters R; Chen X; Wang X; Cao Y; Grobbee DE; Harrap S; Mancia G; Williams B; Poulter NR; Lisheng L; Marre M; Hamet P; Anderson CS; Woodward M; Chalmers J; Harris K; Li Q, 2025, 'Healthy lifestyle factors and combined macrovascular and microvascular events in diabetes patients with high cardiovascular risk: results from ADVANCE', BMC Medicine, 23, pp. 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03932-3

af Geijerstam P; Chalmers J; Pikkemaat M; Peters R; Marre M; Mancia G; Woodward M; Harris K, 2025, 'Lipoprotein levels and statin treatment related to dementia and cognitive decline in individuals with type 2 diabetes: an observational analysis from the ADVANCE study', Cardiovascular Diabetology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-025-02894-3

Huque MH; Eramudugolla R; Li M; Kiely KM; Peters R; Anstey KJ, 2025, 'A critical review and classification of dementia risk assessment tools to inform dementia risk reduction', Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer S Disease, 12, pp. 100333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2025.100333

Kong SDX; Yu J; Simonetti S; Michaelian JC; Ireland C; Shajahan S; Carcel C; Peters R; Anderson CS; Naismith SL, 2025, 'Stages of hypertension and antihypertensive medication use in the brain health and memory clinic setting.', Cerebrovasc Dis, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000548777

Pomirchy M; Bommer C; Pradella F; Michalik F; Peters R; Geldsetzer P, 2025, 'Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Dementia Occurrence', JAMA, 333, pp. 2083 - 2092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.5013

Welberry HJ; Jorm LR; Kiely KM; Huque H; Peters R; Anstey KJ; Huque MH, 2025, 'Sex and socioeconomic differences in 15-year prevalence trends for modifiable dementia risk factors in Australia: a cross-sectional, time series analysis', Lancet Healthy Longevity, 6, pp. 100711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100711

Delfino C; Carcel C; Lin X; Muñoz-Venturelli P; Naismith SL; Woodward M; Peters R; Wijesuriya N; Law M; Harding IH; Wang X; Elliott J; Leder K; Hutchings O; Stecher X; Zoungas S; Anderson CS, 2025, 'STatin TReatment for COVID-19 to Optimise NeuroloGical recovERy (STRONGER): study protocol for a randomised, open label clinical trial in patients with persistent neurological symptoms after COVID-19 infection', BMJ Open, 15, pp. e089382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089382

Xu Z; Zhang D; Yip BHK; Lee EKP; Poon PKM; Peters R; Yang Z; Lee ATC; Leung MKW; Wong ELY; Mok VCT; Lam LCW; Wong SYS, 2025, 'Combined mind–body physical exercise, cognitive training, and nurse-led risk factor modification to enhance cognition among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in primary care: a three-arm randomised controlled trial', Lancet Healthy Longevity, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100706

Phyo AZZ; Tonkin AM; Espinoza SE; Vishwanath S; Murray AM; Woods RL; Callahan KE; Peters R; Ryan J, 2025, 'Frailty trajectories after a cardiovascular event among community-dwelling older people', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf095

Chen L; You S; Ee N; Rockwood K; Ward DD; Woodward M; Liu T; Gao Y; Williamson JD; Anderson CS; Harris K; Chen X; Peters R, 2025, 'Impact of Frailty on Antihypertensive Treatment in Older Adults', Hypertension, 82, pp. 509 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.24214

Xu Y; McFall GP; Rydén L; Skoog J; Chang E; Cysique LA; Harris K; Kedwell S; Lim ML; Anstey KJ; Anderson CS; Dixon RA; Skoog I; Tully PJ; Peters R, 2025, 'Cumulative blood pressure load and cognitive decline in older adults: An observational analysis of two large cohorts', Cerebral Circulation Cognition and Behavior, 8, pp. 100375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cccb.2024.100375

Juraschek SP; Hu JR; Cluett JL; Mita C; Lipsitz LA; Appel LJ; Beckett NS; Davis BR; Holman RR; Miller ER; Mukamal KJ; Peters R; Staessen JA; Taylor AA; Wright JT; Cushman WC, 2025, 'Effects of intensive blood pressure treatment on orthostatic hypertension: Individual level meta-analysis', BMJ, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-080507

Van Asbroeck S; Huque MH; Kootar S; Peters R; Cherbuin N; Mortby ME; Köhler S; van Boxtel MP; Deckers K; Anstey KJ, 2025, 'Maintaining level of modifiable dementia risk scores is associated with better cognitive outcomes than increasing risk scores: A population-based prospective cohort study', Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer S Disease, 12, pp. 100014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2024.100014

Karusoo-Musumeci A; Lim ML; Peters R, 2025, 'Parent Perspectives on Bilingual Intergenerational Programs for Preschool-Aged Children in Australia', Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2025.2507309

Lim ML; Zammit C; Lewis E; Ee N; Maiden G; Goldwater M; Kimonis E; Kenning G; Rockwood K; Fitzgerald A; Radford K; Dodge H; Ward SA; Delbaere K; Peters R, 2024, 'A 10-week intergenerational program bringing together community-living older adults and preschool children (INTERACTION): a pilot feasibility non-randomised clinical trial', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10, pp. 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01446-y

Huque MH; Kootar S; Kiely KM; Anderson CS; van Boxtel M; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Carlson M; Fitzpatrick AL; Whitmer RA; Kivipelto M; Jorm L; Köhler S; Lautenschlager NT; Lopez OL; Shaw JE; Matthews FE; Peters R; Anstey KJ, 2024, 'A single risk assessment for the most common diseases of ageing, developed and validated on 10 cohort studies', BMC Medicine, 22, pp. 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03711-6

Carcel C; Clancy L; Harris K; Peters R; Byrne A; Bassett K; Freed R; Hoyos CM; Rodgers A; Lindley R; Chalmers J; Xu Y; Woodward M; Ouyang M; Naismith SL; Anderson C, 2024, 'Randomised controlled decentralised feasibility trial of a fixed low-dose combination antihypertensive drug strategy to attenuate cognitive decline in high-risk adults', BMJ Open, 14, pp. e080862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080862

Lennon MJ; Lipnicki DM; Lam BCP; Crawford JD; Schutte AE; Peters R; Rydberg-Sterner T; Najar J; Skoog I; Riedel-Heller SG; Röhr S; Pabst A; Lobo A; De-La-Cámara C; Lobo E; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; Derby CA; Kim KW; Han JW; Oh DJ; Rolandi E; Davin A; Rossi M; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Dardiotis T; Hendrie HC; Gao S; Carriere I; Ritchie K; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Xiao S; Yue L; Li W; Guerchet M; Preux PM; Aboyans V; Haan MN; Aiello A; Scazufca M; Sachdev PS; Llibre-Rodriguez JJ; Acosta D; Sosa AL; Arteaga MG; Jimenez-Velazquez IZ; Salas A; Turana Y; Del Brutto OH; Costa E; Noel S; Larijani B; Nabipour I; Rockwood K; Shifu X; Brayne C; Lipton R; Katz MJ; D'Orsi E; Ancelin ML; Petersen MS; Au R; Ninimiya T; Lam L; Gureje O; Paddick SM; Walker R; Chen LK; Auais M; Guerra RO; Hever A; Kenny RA; Kim KW; Meguro K; Gussekloo J; Shahar S; Koehler S; Deckers K; Dominguez J; Ganguli M; Krishna M; Custodio N; McGuinness B; Kee F; Ansteyi KJ; Crowe M; Aiello A; Narazaki K; Ding D; Ho R, 2024, 'Blood Pressure, Antihypertensive Use, and Late-Life Alzheimer and Non-Alzheimer Dementia Risk: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis', Neurology, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209715

Xu Y; Aung HL; Hesam-Shariati N; Keay L; Sun X; Phu J; Honson V; Tully PJ; Booth A; Lewis E; Anderson CS; Anstey KJ; Peters R, 2024, 'Contrast Sensitivity, Visual Field, Color Vision, Motion Perception, and Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25, pp. 105098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105098

Howard L; Abdelnour C; Abner EL; Allegri RF; Dodge HH; Gauthier S; Hoyos CM; Jicha GA; Kehoe PG; Mummery CJ; Ogunniyi A; Scarmeas N; Chen X; Titiner JR; Weber CR; Peters R, 2024, 'Decentralized clinical trials for medications to reduce the risk of dementia: Consensus report and guidance', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 20, pp. 4625 - 4634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13891

Leung Y; Eramudugolla R; Cherbuin N; Peters R; Mortby ME; Kiely KM; Anstey KJ, 2024, 'Estimating Gender Differences in the Association between Cognitive Resilience and Mild Cognitive Impairment Incidence', Gerontology, 70, pp. 776 - 784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000538615

Shajahan S; Peters R; Carcel C; Woodward M; Harris K; Anderson CS, 2024, 'Hypertension and Mild Cognitive Impairment: State-of-the-Art Review', American Journal of Hypertension, 37, pp. 385 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpae007

Lewis ET; Anstey KJ; Radford K; Mealing N; Cardona M; Withall A; Rockwood K; Peters R, 2024, 'Levels of frailty and frailty progression in older urban- and regional-living First Nations Australians', Maturitas, 183, pp. 107962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107962

Rosenau C; Köhler S; Soons LM; Anstey KJ; Brayne C; Brodaty H; Engedal K; Farina FR; Ganguli M; Livingston G; Lyketsos CG; Mangialasche F; Middleton LE; Rikkert MGMO; Peters R; Sachdev PS; Scarmeas N; Salbæk G; van Boxtel MPJ; Deckers K, 2024, 'Umbrella review and Delphi study on modifiable factors for dementia risk reduction', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 20, pp. 2223 - 2239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13577

Lewis ET; Howard L; Carroll UR; Howie A; Kenning G; Withall A; Rockwood K; Cardona M; Radford K; Schreyenberg K; Peters R, 2024, 'Looking out across the front yard: aboriginal peoples’ views of frailty in the community–A qualitative study', Ethnicity and Health, 29, pp. 987 - 1007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2024.2402527

Howard L; Abdelnour C; Abner EL; Allegri R; Dodge HH; Gauthier S; Hoyos CM; Jicha GA; Kehoe PG; Mummery CJ; Ogunniyi A; Scarmeas N; Chen X; Titiner JR; Weber CJ; Peters R; Trial TC; Group MPIARTW, 2024, 'Decentralised clinical trials for medications to reduce the risk of dementia: consensus report and guidance', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.085781

Wilson NA; Peters R; Lautenschlager NT; Anstey KJ; Wilson N-A, 2023, 'Testing times for dementia: a community survey identifying contemporary barriers to risk reduction and screening', Alzheimer S Research and Therapy, 15, pp. 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13195-023-01219-4

Xu Y; Aung HL; Bateman RJ; Brooks WS; Chhatwal J; Day GS; Fagan AM; Farlow MR; Gordon B; Kehoe PG; Levin J; Mori H; Morris JC; Wharton W; Humburg P; Schofield PR; Peters R, 2023, 'Higher systolic blood pressure in early-mid adulthood is associated with poorer cognitive performance in those with a dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease mutation but not in non-carriers. Results from the DIAN study', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 19, pp. 4999 - 5009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13082

Juraschek SP; Hu JR; Cluett JL; Ishak AM; Mita C; Lipsitz LA; Appel LJ; Beckett NS; Coleman RL; Cushman WC; Davis BR; Grandits G; Holman RR; Miller ER; Peters R; Staessen JA; Taylor AA; Thijs L; Wright JT; Mukamal KJ, 2023, 'Orthostatic Hypotension, Hypertension Treatment, and Cardiovascular Disease: An Individual Participant Meta-Analysis', JAMA, 330, pp. 1459 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2023.18497

Xu Y; Phu J; Aung HL; Hesam-Shariati N; Keay L; Tully PJ; Booth A; Anderson CS; Anstey KJ; Peters R, 2023, 'Frequency of coexistent eye diseases and cognitive impairment or dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Eye Basingstoke, 37, pp. 3128 - 3136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02481-4

Kootar S; Huque MH; Kiely KM; Anderson CS; Jorm L; Kivipelto M; Lautenschlager NT; Matthews F; Shaw JE; Whitmer RA; Peters R; Anstey KJ, 2023, 'Study protocol for development and validation of a single tool to assess risks of stroke, diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction and dementia: DemNCD-Risk', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e076860, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076860

Lennon MJ; Lam BCP; Lipnicki DM; Crawford JD; Peters R; Schutte AE; Brodaty H; Thalamuthu A; Rydberg-Sterner T; Najar J; Skoog I; Riedel-Heller SG; Röhr S; Pabst A; Lobo A; De-La-Cámara C; Lobo E; Bello T; Gureje O; Ojagbemi A; Lipton RB; Katz MJ; Derby CA; Kim KW; Han JW; Oh DJ; Rolandi E; Davin A; Rossi M; Scarmeas N; Yannakoulia M; Dardiotis T; Hendrie HC; Gao S; Carrière I; Ritchie K; Anstey KJ; Cherbuin N; Xiao S; Yue L; Li W; Guerchet MM; Preux PM; Aboyans V; Haan MN; Aiello AE; Ng TP; Nyunt MSZ; Gao Q; Scazufca M; Sachdev PSS; Roehr S, 2023, 'Use of Antihypertensives, Blood Pressure, and Estimated Risk of Dementia in Late Life An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. e2333353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.33353

Kootar S; Huque MH; Eramudugolla R; Rizzuto D; Carlson MC; Odden MC; Lopez OL; Qiu C; Fratiglioni L; Han SD; Bennett DA; Peters R; Anstey KJ, 2023, 'Validation of the CogDrisk Instrument as Predictive of Dementia in Four General Community-Dwelling Populations', Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer S Disease, 10, pp. 478 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2023.38

Huque MH; Kootar S; Eramudugolla R; Han SD; Carlson MC; Lopez OL; Bennett DA; Peters R; Anstey KJ, 2023, 'CogDrisk, ANU-ADRI, CAIDE, and LIBRA Risk Scores for Estimating Dementia Risk', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2331460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31460

Walsh S; Govia I; Peters R; Richard E; Stephan BCM; Wilson NA; Wallace L; Anstey KJ; Brayne C, 2023, 'Authors’ response to: A new dementia prevention approach requires new language', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 19, pp. 3750 - 3751, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13364

Walsh S; Govia I; Peters R; Richard E; Stephan BCM; Wilson NA; Wallace L; Anstey KJ; Brayne C, 2023, 'What would a population-level approach to dementia risk reduction look like, and how would it work?', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 19, pp. 3203 - 3209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12985

Xu Y; Bouliotis G; Beckett NS; Antikainen RL; Anderson CS; Bulpitt CJ; Peters R, 2023, 'Left ventricular hypertrophy and incident cognitive decline in older adults with hypertension', Journal of Human Hypertension, 37, pp. 307 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41371-022-00681-1

Chong TWH; Rego T; Lai R; Westphal A; Pond CD; Curran E; Kootar S; Peters R; Anstey KJ; Lautenschlager NT, 2023, 'Preferences and Perspectives of Australian General Practitioners Towards a New 'Four-in-One' Risk Assessment Tool for Preventative Health: The LEAD! GP Project', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 94, pp. 801 - 814, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230287

Ee N; Matthews F; Peters R; Anstey K, 2023, 'NOT ALL CREATED EQUAL: THE IMPACTS OF POSITIVE, NEGATIVE, AND PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS ON COGNITION IN LATELIFE', INNOVATION IN AGING, 7, pp. 1156 - 1156

Peters R; Xu Y; Fitzgerald O; Aung HL; Beckett NS; Bulpitt CJ; Chalmers J; Forette F; Gong J; Harris K; Humburg P; Matthews FE; Staessen J; Thijs L; Tzourio C; Warwick J; Woodward M; Anderson CS, 2022, 'Blood pressure lowering and prevention of dementia: an individual patient data meta-analysis', European Heart Journal, 43, pp. 4980 - 4990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac584

Kootar S; Peters R; Huque H; Eramudugolla R; Anstey K; Huque MH, 2022, 'DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COGDRISK DEMENTIA RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL AND INTERACTIVE WEBSITE', Innovation in Aging, 6, pp. 778 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2814

Xu Y; Warwick J; Eramudugolla R; Huque H; Anstey KJ; Peters R; Huque MH, 2022, 'No clear associations between subjective memory concerns and subsequent change in cognitive function: the PATH through life study', European Journal of Ageing, 19, pp. 1181 - 1188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10433-022-00694-2

Jicha GA; Abner EL; Arnold SE; Carrillo MC; Dodge HH; Edland SD; Fargo KN; Feldman HH; Goldstein LB; Hendrix J; Peters R; Robillard JM; Schneider LS; Titiner JR; Weber CJ, 2022, 'Committee on High-quality Alzheimer's Disease Studies (CHADS) consensus report', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 18, pp. 1109 - 1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12461

Peters R; Xu Y; Eramudugolla R; Sachdev PS; Cherbuin N; Tully PJ; Mortby ME; Anstey KJ, 2022, 'Diastolic Blood Pressure Variability in Later Life May Be a Key Risk Marker for Cognitive Decline', Hypertension, 79, pp. 1037 - 1044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18799

Lancaster K; Xu Y; Savage G; Cysique LA; Peters R, 2022, 'Blood pressure change and cognition in childhood and early adulthood: a systematic review', Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20406223221085111

Peters R; Dodge HH; James S; Jicha GA; Meyer PF; Richards M; Smith AD; Yassine HN; Abner E; Hainsworth AH; Kehoe PG; Beckett N; Anderson CS; Anstey KJ, 2022, 'The epidemiology is promising, but the trial evidence is weak. Why pharmacological dementia risk reduction trials haven't lived up to expectations, and where do we go from here?', Alzheimer S and Dementia, 18, pp. 507 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.12393

Chowdhary N; Barbui C; Anstey KJ; Kivipelto M; Barbera M; Peters R; Zheng L; Kulmala J; Stephen R; Ferri CP; Joanette Y; Wang H; Comas-Herrera A; Alessi C; Suharya K; Mwangi KJ; Petersen RC; Motala AA; Mendis S; Prabhakaran D; Bibi Mia Sorefan A; Dias A; Gouider R; Shahar S; Ashby-Mitchell K; Prince M; Dua T, 2022, 'Reducing the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia: WHO Recommendations', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, pp. 765584, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.765584

Anstey KJ; Zheng L; Peters R; Kootar S; Barbera M; Stephen R; Dua T; Chowdhary N; Solomon A; Kivipelto M, 2022, 'Dementia Risk Scores and Their Role in the Implementation of Risk Reduction Guidelines', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, pp. 765454, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.765454

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