Key result
Rapid systolic blood pressure decline within 15 seconds of standing was associated with slower chair stand time (P<0.001), timed up and go time (P=0.022), and walking speed (P=0.024).
Why the study?
Do rapid systolic blood pressure changes after standing up associate with impaired physical performance in geriatric outpatients?
Observational (n=109)
No
Do rapid systolic blood pressure changes after standing up associate with impaired physical performance in geriatric outpatients?
p-value: p=<0.001
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Rapid early SBP decline may warrant orthostatic attention in geriatric mobility assessments; hypothesis-generating observational data leave causal and practice implications open.
Mol et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Geriatric outpatients (n=109). Rapid systolic blood pressure changes after standing up was evaluated on Physical performance (chair stand time, timed up and go time, walking speed, handgrip strength, and tandem stance performance) (p=<0.001). Rapid systolic blood pressure decline within 15 seconds of standing was associated with slower chair stand time (P<0.001), timed up and go time (P=0.022), and walking speed (P=0.024).
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