ABC | Volume 114, Nº6, June 2020

Original Article Velten Orthostatic hypotension and pressure variation: ELSA Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 114(6):1040-1048 Table 2 - Variation in systolic and diastolic pressure (mmHg) at 3, in the total study population and the subsample, by sex and age range, ELSA-Brazil (2008 – 2010) Age range by sex Δ SBP (mmHg) Δ DBP (mmHg) Average (µ) Standard deviation (σ) µ-2σ µ-3σ Average (µ) Standard deviation (σ) µ-2σ µ-3σ Study population (n = 14,833) Total Total 3.62 9.72 −15.81 −25.53 7.05 6.56 −6.07 −12.64 Male 3.80 9.51 −15.21 −24.72 7.33 6.63 −5.93 −12.56 Female 3.47 9.89 −16.31 −26.20 6.81 6.50 −6.18 −12.67 35 to 44 years Total 4.05 8.34 −12.63 −20.97 8.67 6.34 −4.00 −10.34 Male 3.99 8.44 −12.89 −21.33 9.22 6.13 −3.05 −9.18 Female 4.10 8.25 −12.40 −20.65 8.19 6.48 −4.76 −11.24 45 to 54 years Total 3.59 9.06 −14.53 −23.59 7.29 6.51 −5.74 −12.26 Male 4.04 8.74 −13.44 −22.18 7.81 6.69 −5.57 −12.26 Female 3.21 9.30 −15.39 −24.69 6.85 6.33 −5.82 −12.15 55 to 64 years Total 3.23 10.70 −18.16 −28.86 6.15 6.44 −6.74 −13.18 Male 3.27 10.56 −17.85 −28.40 6.22 6.38 −6.55 −12.94 Female 3.20 10.81 −18.41 −29.22 6.09 6.49 −6.89 −13.38 65 to 74 years Total 3.91 11.81 −19.70 −31.51 5.13 6.64 −8.15 −14.79 Male 3.86 11.21 −18.57 −29.78 4.55 6.57 −8.58 −15.15 Female 3.96 12.38 −20.79 −33.17 5.70 6.67 −7.63 −14.30 Subsample of the study population* (n = 8,011) Total Total 3.77 8.93 −14.09 −23.03 7.48 6.43 −5.39 −14.96 Male 3.76 8.83 −13.90 −22.73 7.89 6.40 −4.90 −15.79 Female 3.78 9.01 −14.23 −23.24 7.19 6.44 −5.70 −14.38 35 to 44 years Total 4.17 8.35 −12.53 −20.88 8.70 6.30 −3.91 −17.39 Male 3.99 8.53 −13.08 −21.61 9.25 6.16 −3.07 −18.49 Female 4.32 8.21 −12.10 −20.31 8.27 6.38 −4.49 −16.54 45 to 54 years Total 3.59 8.67 −13.76 −22.43 7.31 6.35 −5.39 −14.62 Male 3.92 8.33 −12.74 −21.07 7.83 6.28 −4.74 −15.66 Female 3.36 8.89 −14.43 −23.32 6.95 6.37 −5.79 −13.90 55 to 64 years Total 3.50 9.80 −16.11 −25.91 6.37 6.38 −6.38 −12.74 Male 3.00 9.75 −16.49 −26.23 6.41 6.41 −6.40 −12.82 Female 3.79 9.83 −15.87 −25.70 6.34 6.36 −6.38 −12.69 65 to 74 years Total 3.89 10.80 −17.71 −28.52 5.64 6.88 −8.13 −11.27 Male 3.65 10.92 −18.19 −29.11 4.80 6.62 −8.43 −9.61 Female 4.08 10.73 −17.39 −28.12 6.29 7.04 −7.79 −12.57 Δ: difference in pressure before and after standing; µ: average; σ: standard deviation; *: Study population following the exclusion of patients with hypertension, diabetes, history of heart failure, severe coronary disease, infarction, and stroke, as well as those using anti-hypertensive medication. 1043