Postprandial Hypotension in Clinical Geriatric Patients and Healthy Elderly: Prevalence Related to Patient Selection and Diagnostic Criteria

Table 3

Characteristics of the subjects (elderly patients and healthy elderly individuals) with postprandial hypotension defined as >20/>30 mmHg systolic fall.

	Patients (𝑛=20/10out of 22)	Healthy elderly (𝑛=8/3 out of 20)	Range*	𝑃
Start (min)	34 ± 27/23 ± 8	34 ± 25/21 ± 13	0–104/10–36	NS/NS
Max fall (mmHg)**	39 ± 19	31 ± 8.3	20–79	NS
Time of max fall (min)**	58 ± 27	48 ± 25	10–110	NS
Duration (min)**	42 ± 36/35 ± 29	28 ± 26/17 ± 22	2–108/2–70	NS/NS
Change in HR (bpm)	8 ± 7	4 ± 5	−11–12	NS
Presence of complaints (𝑛)	13/7	4/0		NS/0.01
Start complaints (min)	33 ± 30	36 ± 27	0–84	NS
Duration complaints (min)	55 ± 29	43 ± 32	14–90	NS

Mean ± standard deviation.
*All PPH positives.
**Data about the fall in systolic BP.
𝑃: statistical difference between the groups (NS: not significant, when the difference is >.05).