Orthostatic Blood Pressure Drop

Lower values carry lower risk. Not measured in our NHANES panel; the curve is synthesised from the published association.

Hazard ratio relative to the curve's reference value, as synthesised from the published association.

Published hazard ratio1.70top vs bottom quarter (95% CI 1.40–2.00) · Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, middle-aged Black and White men and women, baseline 1987-1989, 13-year mortality follow-up

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Population percentiles (mmHg) by sex and age band. Cycle or source as recorded in the catalogue.

Sex	Age	5th	25th	Median	75th	95th	n	Cycle / source
All	20-39	0.01	0.07	0.37	2.07	24.8	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…
All	40-59	0.01	0.07	0.40	2.20	25.5	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…
All	60+	0.01	0.08	0.44	2.34	26.3	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…
All	all	0.01	0.07	0.40	2.20	25.5	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…
Men	all	0.01	0.07	0.41	2.23	25.7	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…
Women	all	0.01	0.07	0.39	2.16	25.4	13,152	Rose KM, Eigenbrodt ML…

Sources

Hazard curve: Synthesized from mortality_association (HR=1.7 quartile_extreme); per-SD log(HR)=0.414. Reported as threshold HR=1.7 for all-cause mortality. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) defined as decrease of >=20 mmHg systolic or >=10 mmHg diastolic BP
Rose KM, Tyroler HA, Nardo CJ, Arnett DK, Light KC, Rosamond W, Sharrett AR, Szklo M. Orthostatic hypotension predicts mortality in middle-aged adults: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Circulation. 2006;114(7):630-636.

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