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- Title
Baroreflex function and postprandial hypotension in older adults.
- Authors
Madden, Kenneth M.; Feldman, Boris; Meneilly, Graydon S.
- Abstract
Purpose: Postprandial hypotension (PPH) is a common but poorly understood etiology for fainting in older adults. One potential mechanism is age-related baroreflex dysfunction. We examined baroreflex function in older adults with PPH and without PPH (noPPH) during a standardized meal test. Methods: 57 adults (age ≥ 65; 24 PPH, 33 noPPH, mean age 77.9 ± 0.9 years, 54% female) were recruited and had meal tests performed. The baroreflex effectiveness index (BEI, %) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS, ms/mm Hg) were calculated using the sequence method. Results: Baseline BEI (22 ± 2 versus 23 ± 2 percent, t = − 0.411, p = 0.682) and BRS (14.1 ± 2.4 versus 13.8 ± 2.5 ms/mm of Hg, t = − 0.084, p = 0.933) were similar in PPH and noPPH subjects. During the meal test PPH subjects showed significantly lower BEI as compared to noPPH subjects (time × PPH, F = 2.791, p = 0.042), while there was no difference in the postprandial change in BRS (time, F = 0.618, p = 0.605). Conclusion: Patients with PPH demonstrated an acute postprandial decrease in baroreflex effectiveness during meal testing as compared with normal subjects, suggesting a potential contributing mechanism for this condition.
- Subjects
OLDER people; BAROREFLEXES; HYPOTENSION; STANDARDIZED tests; HEALTH of older people
- Publication
Clinical Autonomic Research, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 2, p273
- ISSN
0959-9851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10286-020-00671-8