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. 2016 Mar 31;15:11. doi: 10.1186/s40200-016-0230-1

Table 4.

Sensitivity of orthosthatic hypotension based on different definitions in studies

Study (number of patients) Definition of OHa Sensitivity (%)
M. Mannelli et al. (156) falling SBP > 30 mmHg or falling DBP > 20 mmHg 23
N. Sharma et al. (30) fall in SBP > 20 mmHg 50
Baguet et al. [48] (41) fall in SBP > 20 or fall in DBP > 10 1 min after standing 36.6
Plouin et al. (39) fall in SBP > 10 mmHg 36

a OH Othostatic Hypotension, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure