Table 1 Participant characteristics
Demographic | |
|---|---|
Age | 74 (60–92) |
Male | 15 (60%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Score | 4 (3–8) |
Number of regular medications | 4 (0–13) |
Fludrocortisone (N) | 5 |
Midodrine (N) | 3 |
Hypertension | 5 (20%) |
Antihypertensive medicationa | 7 (28%) |
• Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor | 6 |
• Beta-blocker (propranolol) | 1 |
Supine BP | |
 Systolic | 128 (21) |
 Diastolic | 75 (13) |
Orthostatic BP drop | |
 Systolic | 41 (22) |
 Diastolic | 19 (13) |
Orthostatic symptoms | |
 Total symptom score | 6 (0–51) |
 Dizziness | 2 (0–9) |