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Title

Associations Between Onset Age of Orthostatic Hypotension and Incident Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Dementia: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Authors

Liang, Jie; Zhang, Wenya; Pan, Yang; Gao, Darui; Wang, Yongqian; Xie, Wuxiang; Zheng, Fanfan

Abstract

Background The associations of age at orthostatic hypotension onset with incident myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and dementia remain unknown. This study aimed to examine whether younger onset age of orthostatic hypotension was associated with higher risks of incident MI, stroke, and dementia. Methods Data were obtained from the UK Biobank. Information on the diagnosis of orthostatic hypotension, MI, stroke, and dementia was collected at baseline (2006–2010) and follow-ups (median = 13 years). The propensity score matching method and the Cox proportional hazard models were employed. Results A total of 448 374 adults (mean age: 56.8 ± 8.1 years), of whom 3 795 had orthostatic hypotension, were included. orthostatic hypotension patients exhibited higher risks of developing MI, stroke, and dementia than non-orthostatic hypotension participants. Importantly, among orthostatic hypotension patients, younger onset age (per 10-year decrement) was significantly associated with high risks of MI (HR = 3.15, 95% CI: 2.54–3.90, p < .001), stroke (HR = 1.72, 95% CI: 1.33–2.23, p < .001), and dementia (HR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.02–1.57, p = .034). After propensity score matching, orthostatic hypotension patients had significantly higher risks of MI, stroke, and dementia than matched controls among all onset age groups, and the HRs gradually increased with descending onset age. Conclusions Younger onset age of orthostatic hypotension was associated with higher risks of incident MI, stroke, and dementia, underscoring the necessity to pay additional attention to the cardiovascular health and neurocognitive status of individuals diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension at younger ages to attenuate subsequent risks of incident cardiovascular diseases and dementia.

Subjects

UNITED Kingdom; ORTHOSTATIC hypotension; STROKE; MYOCARDIAL infarction; AGE of onset; DEMENTIA; PROPORTIONAL hazards models

Publication

Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, 2024, Vol 79, Issue 7, p1

ISSN

1079-5006

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1093/gerona/glae087

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