Key result
Alcohol intake >20 ml/day, sleeping tablet use, and higher anxiety were positively related to postural fall in systolic blood pressure, while body mass index was negatively related.
Why the study?
Are lifestyle factors and drug treatments associated with the magnitude of postural fall in systolic blood pressure in independent-living elderly individuals?
Observational (n=843)
No
Are lifestyle factors and drug treatments associated with the magnitude of postural fall in systolic blood pressure in independent-living elderly individuals?
Modifiable lifestyle factors, including alcohol intake and the use of sleeping tablets, are significantly associated with greater postural falls in systolic blood pressure in the elderly.
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May identify modifiable factors for orthostatic hypotension in community elderly; hypothesis-generating for prospective intervention trials.
Burke et al. (1992) conducted an observational in Postural hypotension (n=843). Lifestyle factors (alcohol intake >20 ml/day, sleeping tablets, anxiety, BMI) was evaluated on Postural fall in systolic blood pressure. Alcohol intake >20 ml/day, sleeping tablet use, and higher anxiety were positively related to postural fall in systolic blood pressure, while body mass index was negatively related.
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