Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Parameters | MSA (N=35) |
PAF/PD (N=64) |
All patients (N=99) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 61±7.5 | 70±8.3 | 67±9.0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26±4.1 | 26±3.50 | 26±3.7 |
| Sex, female/male | 17/18 | 23/41 | 40/59 |
| Supine SBP, mm Hg | 139±24.6 | 132±24.2 | 135±24.4 |
| Supine DBP, mm Hg | 84±16.2 | 77±12.0 | 80±13.9 |
| Supine, HR, bpm | 71±11.9 | 69±10.8 | 70±11.2 |
| Upright SBP, mm Hg | 90±19.3 | 81±15.9 | 85±17.8 |
| Upright DBP, mm Hg | 59±10.8 | 53±10.9 | 56±11.2 |
| Upright HR, bpm | 85±13.7 | 82±13.4 | 83±13.4 |
| OHSA, question 1 | 4.0±3.5 | 4.4±3.6 | 4.3±3.5 |
| Supine Norepinephrine, pg/mL | 212±126.4 | 109±92.8 | 150±125.4 |
| Supine Epinephrine, pg/mL | 23±16.0 | 22±37.0 | 22±30.9 |
| Upright Norepinephrine, pg/mL | 355±235.6 | 204±192.0 | 254±218.0 |
| Upright Epinephrine, pg/mL | 40±26.0 | 31±36.2 | 34±33.2 |
OHSA, orthostatic hypotension symptom assessment; MSA, multiple system atrophy; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate, BMI, body mass index.