Postural Hypotension and Dizziness in a General Aged Population: A Four‐Year Follow‐Up of the Helsinki Aging Study

Abstract

In this study of older people in Helsinki, Finland, asymptomatic hypotensive postural BP reactions and DPT were found frequently among healthy older people, and they tended to be increased in people with some diseases. Neither PH nor DPT were of prognostic significance for mortality in this population.