Prevalence, Predisposing Factors, and Prognostic Importance of Postural Hypotension

Abstract

Postural hypotension was common in an unselected elderly population. No predisposing factors for postural hypotension other than elevated blood pressure were found. The 10-year follow-up showed that postural diastolic, but not systolic, blood pressure drop predicted excess vascular mortality. However, this association disappeared in the multivariate analysis, thus being related to background factors such as cardiovascular diseases.