Orthostatic hypotension among elderly patients in Italian internal medicine wards: an observational study: comment

Bo, Mario; Brunetti, Enrico

doi:10.1007/s11739-020-02327-x

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“…The studies on OH in the literature has frequently been conducted on older patients >65 years of age. [15][16][17] The age range was restricted, and patients <65 were included in our study. Our study may be novel in examining the relationship between OH and 25(OH) D in the younger age group.…”

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The Relationship Between Orthostatic Hypotension and Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Sivritepe

Karabulut

et al. 2022

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Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is common in diabetic patients, and studies showed that it could lead to neuropathy. Therefore, we aimed to determine relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and orthostatic hypotension (OH) which is a component of autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients.Materials and Methods: A total of 118 patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and aged 50-65 years were included. Patients were divided into two groups as OH present and OH not present. 25(OH)D and other variable parameters were evaluated between these two groups.Results: A total of 118 patients, 66 female and 52 male, were included in this cross-sectional study. The mean age of the patients was 56.2±3.2 years. 25(OH)D levels were found to be significantly lower in the group with OH (p<0.026). Age and sex-adjusted regression analysis were performed to examine the relationship between 25(OH)D level and OH. It was found that 25(OH)D didn’t predict the presence of OH in the univariate and multivariate analyses (p >0.05).Conclusion: 25(OH)D levels are significantly lower in diabetic patients with OH. Although an independent relationship between them has not been demonstrated, it can be thought that correcting Vitamin D deficiency will be beneficial in the treatment of OH.

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