Risk Factors for Orthostatic Hypotension: Differences Between Elderly Men and Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orthostatic hypotension (OH) occurs when mechanisms regulating blood pressure (BP) levels after standing-up are altered. It is unclear how prevalence and risk factors for OH are different between sexes. We aimed to investigate sex differences in prevalence and risk factors for OH elderly individuals.

Methods

We included 882 participants from Maracaibo Aging Study. OH was a sustained reduction of ≥20 mm Hg in systolic BP, ≥10 mm Hg in diastolic BP, or both, after 3 minutes of changing positions from supine to standing. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the relationships among risk factors for OH in men and women considering interaction sex-term and stratified by sex.

Results

The mean age was 66.7 ± 8.5 years, being similar by sex.

SUBMITTER: Mendez AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190879 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature