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This study aims to investigate the prevalence and correlates of orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, and orthostatic dizziness in community-dwelling adults aged 20 and older.

January 1, 2008Hypertension ResearchOpen Access

Population-Based Study on the Prevalence and Correlates of Orthostatic Hypotension/Hypertension and Orthostatic Dizziness

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This study aims to investigate the prevalence and correlates of orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, and orthostatic dizziness in community-dwelling adults aged 20 and older.
Population-based study including 1,638 adults aged ≥20 years.
Defined orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic hypertension, and orthostatic dizziness based on standardized blood pressure measurements and symptoms.
Classified subjects into normotensive, pre-hypertensive, or hypertensive categories.
The prevalence of orthostatic hypotension was 15.9%, orthostatic hypertension 1.1%, and orthostatic dizziness 4.8%.
In subjects aged <40, hypertension (p=0.030) and female gender (p<0.001) correlated with orthostatic hypotension and dizziness.
In those aged ≥40, age (p=0.003), pre-hypertension (p=0.024), hypertension (p=0.008), and diabetes (p=0.036) related to orthostatic hypotension.

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1,638 community-dwelling adults aged >= 20 years

Outcome

Prevalence and correlates of orthostatic hypotension (OH), orthostatic hypertension (OHT), and orthostatic dizziness (OD)

Orthostatic dizziness is not reliably associated with orthostatic hypotension or hypertension, highlighting that OH and OHT cannot be determined solely from symptoms.

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Orthostatic dizziness should not guide OH/OHT diagnosis; leaves open whether symptoms predict outcomes in prospective studies.

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Wu et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a201de110c7171b43fbe10e https://doi.org/10.1291/hypres.31.897

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