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Table 2 Blood pressure parameters by OH group

From: Oscillometric measure of blood pressure detects association between orthostatic hypotension and depression in population based study of older adults

 

Asymptomatic OH

Symptomatic OH

 
 

N=220

N= 20

 
 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

t-test

Seated systolic BP a

150.8

(1.4)

146.8

(4.1)

t=.996 p=0.320

Seated diastolic BP a

86.8

(.80)

87.4

(2.8)

t=-.073 p=.942

Standing systolic BP

129.5

(1.5)

121.1

(4.0)

t=-1.87 p=.062

Standing diastolic BP

79.50

(.85)

77.15

(2.1)

t=-1.53 p=.127

Mean change in SBP b

-21.30

(.78)

-25.65

(.23)

t=-1.75 p=.080

Mean change in DBP c

-7.30

(.63)

-10.25

(.14)

t=-1.89 p=.050

  1. aaverage of 2 readings.
  2. bmean of 2 seated SBP readings subtracted from 1 standing SBP reading.
  3. cmean of 2 seated DBP readings subtracted from 1 standing DBP reading.
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