Prevalence of Orthostatic Hypertension in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Evaluation of the occurrence of orthostatic hypertension (OHT) according to clinical data.

Variable	Occurrence of OTH		Total		value	RP (CI of 95%)
		%		%
Diabetes duration (years)
<10	9	27.3	33	100.0	= 0.677	1.25 (0.48 to 3.26)
10 to 19	5	17.9	28	100.0		0.82 (0.27 to 2.49)
>19	5	21.7	23	100.0		1.00
Group total	19	22.6	84	100.0
BMI
Overweight	8	29.6	27	100.0	= 0.111	**
Obese	11	22.9	48	100.0		**
Normal	1	5.0	20	100.0		**
HBP
Yes	17	22.7	75	100.0	= 0.551	1.51 (0.49 to 4.65)
No	3	15.0	20	100.0		1.00
Left atrial volume index (mL/m^2)
Abnormal	3	6.5	46	100.0	= 0.004^*	1.00
Normal	8	36.4	22	100.0		5.58 (1.64 to 19.00)
Left ventricular mass index (g/m^2)
Severe	4	16.0	25	100.0	= 0.408	**
Moderate	3	20.0	15	100.0		**
Slightly above normal	—	—	11	100.0		**
Normal	4	23.5	17	100.0		**
Group total	11	16.2	68	100.0

*Significant association at the 5.0% level.
**Impossible to determine due to the occurrence of null and very low incidence rates.
(1) Using Fisher’s exact test.
(2) Using Pearson’s chi-square test.
BMI: body mass index.
HBP: high blood pressure.