Research Article
Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypertension in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Clinical, laboratorial, and echocardiography characteristics of studied subjects.
| Variable | Mean |
| Age (years) | 68.97 ± 6.80 | Gender | | Male | 30.9% | Female | 69.1% | Diabetes duration (years) | 12.23 ± 8.34 | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.95 ± 4.06 | Waist circumference (cm) | 98.45 ± 12.43 | Hip circumference (cm) | 101.71 ± 9.85 | Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 143.20 ± 56.41 | HbA1C (%) | 7.90 ± 1.71 | MDRD (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 91.85 ± 25.98 | HDL (mg/dL) | 52.91 ± 22.73 | LDL (mg/dL) | 97.95 ± 31.95 | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 136.61 ± 58.75 |
| Medications | % |
| Statin | 60.8 | ACE inhibitor | 49.5 | ARB | 23.7 | CCB | 19.6 | Aspirin | 52.6 | Metformin | 76.3 | Sulfonylurea | 32 | Insulin | 34 |
| Comorbidities | |
| Hypertension | 79.4 | Stroke | 4.1 | Myocardial infarction | 3.1 | CABG | 2.1 | PVD | 1 | Left atrial volume index (mL/m2) | 121.77 ± 22.81 | Left ventricular mass index (g/m2) | 31.60 ± 7.64 | Orthostatic hypotension (DSBP 20 and/or DDBP 10 mmHg) | 3.1% | Orthostatic hypertension (DSBP 10 mmHg) | 20.6% |
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ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme. ARB: angiotensin II receptor blockers. CCB: calcium channel blockers. CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting. PVD: peripheral vascular disease. BMI: body mass index. DSBP: differential systolic blood pressure. DDBP: Differential diastolic blood pressure.
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