Table 2: Clinical features and hemodynamic parameters of PD patients with and without OH (values displayed as means±SD),
*statistically significant comparison.
OH- OH+ p value
N (Male/Female) 8 (5/3) 4 (4/0)
Age (years) 60±14 70±13 0.253
Disease duration (years) 5.9±2 5.5±4 0.875
Daily LED (mg) 693±169 414±105 *0.006
Supine
Mean BP (mmHg) 92±12 115±16 0.052
Heart Rate 83±16 76±13 0.435
Mean B/F Velocity (cm/s) 50±15 34±8 *0.043
BHI 0.91±0.35 0.92±0.23 0.971
Standing
Mean BP (mmHg) 96±16 74±14 *0.043
Heart Rate 88±14 89±7 0.823
Mean B/F Velocity (cm/s) 46±16 28±7 *0.025
BHI 0.80±0.36 0.87±0.19
Difference Standing-supine
Δ mean BP (mmHg) 4±7 -41±19 *0.016
Δ Heart rate 5±6 8±4 0.263
Δ Mean B/F Velocity (cm/s) -4±5 -6±1 0.223
Δ BHI 0.13±0.24 0.40±0.18 0.339