Frailty and the risk of orthostatic hypotension: a meta-analysis_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

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NIU Fang ¹ , CHEN Fei ² , MEI Fan ² , GAO Qianqian ² , ZHAO Li ² , ZHAO Bing ³ , HU Kaiyan ² ,  MA Bin ^2,3,4

1. Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, P.R.China;
2. Evidence-Based Nursing Center, School of Nursing, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R.China;
3. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R.China;
4. Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Science of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P.R.China;

Corresponding author：

MA Bin, Email: kittymb2017@163.com

Keywords：

Frailty; Frailty syndrome; Orthostatic hypotension; Orthostatic blood pressure; Systematic review; Meta-analysis

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10.7507/1672-2531.202008097

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Objective To systematically review the relationship between frailty and risk of orthostatic hypotension.Methods PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, CNKI, CBM, VIP and WanFang Data databases were electronically searched to collect studies on the association between frailty and orthostatic hypotension from inception to July 7^th, 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias of included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed by RevMan 5.3 software.Results Five cross-sectional studies involving 8 671 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that prefrailty (OR=1.04, 95%CI 0.99 to 1.09, P=0.11) and frailty (OR=1.02, 95%CI=0.92 to 1.13, P=0.70) were not associated with orthostatic hypotension. The results of subgroup analysis showed that differences of sample size (<500 or ≥500), using different frailty assessment tools (Fried scale, clinical frailty scale, and frailty index), different regions (Europe, Asia, and America) and different sources of studied subjects (hospitals and communities), the risk of orthostatic hypotension were not increased with frailty.Conclusions Current evidence shows that frailty does not increase the risk of orthostatic hypotension. Due to limited quality and quantity of included studies, the above conclusions are needed to be validated by more high-quality studies.

Citation： NIU Fang, CHEN Fei, MEI Fan, GAO Qianqian, ZHAO Li, ZHAO Bing, HU Kaiyan, MA Bin. Frailty and the risk of orthostatic hypotension: a meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(2): 153-159. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202008097 Copy

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1. Joseph A, Wanono R, Flamant M, et al. Orthostatic hypotension: a review. Nephrol Ther, 2017, 13(Suppl 1): S55-S67.
2. Feldstein C, Weder AB. Orthostatic hypotension: a common, serious and underrecognized problem in hospitalized patients. J Am Soc Hypertens, 2012, 6(1): 27-39.
3. Low PA. Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension. Clin Auton Res, 2008, 18(Suppl 1): 8-13.
4. Hiitola P, Enlund H, Kettunen R, et al. Postural changes in blood pressure and the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension among home-dwelling elderly aged 75 years or older. J Hum Hypertens, 2009, 23(1): 33-39.
5. Townsend RR, Chang TI, Cohen DL, et al. Orthostatic changes in systolic blood pressure among SPRINT participants at baseline. J Am Soc Hypertens, 2016, 10(11): 847-856.
6. Finucane C, O’Connell MD, Fan CW, et al. Age-related normative changes in phasic orthostatic blood pressure in a large population study: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Circulation, 2014, 130(20): 1780-1789.
7. O'Connell MD, Savva GM, Fan CW, et al. Orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic intolerance and frailty: the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging-TILDA. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2015, 60(3): 507-513.
8. Clark CE, Thomas D, Warren FC, et al. Detecting risk of postural hypotension (DROP): derivation and validation of a prediction score for primary care. BMJ Open, 2018, 8(4): e020740.
9. Liguori I, Russo G, Coscia V, et al. Orthostatic hypotension in the elderly: a marker of clinical frailty? J Am Med Dir Assoc, 2018, 19(9): 779-785.
10. Ricci F, De Caterina R, Fedorowski A. Orthostatic hypotension: epidemiology, prognosis, and treatment. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2015, 66(7): 848-860.
11. Fried LP, Tangen CM, Walston J, et al. Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2001, 56(3): M146-M156.
12. Rockwood MR, Howlett SE, Rockwood K. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and mortality in relation to age, blood pressure and frailty. Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2012, 54(3): e255-260.
13. Romero-Ortuno R, Cogan L, O'Shea D, et al. Orthostatic haemodynamics may be impaired in frailty. Age Ageing, 2011, 40(5): 576-583.
14. 王小菊, 蔺建宇, 孙倩美, 等. 住院老年衰弱病人直立性低血压, 跌倒发生情况分析. 护理研究, 2018, 32(18): 2971-2973.
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17. Pasma JH, Bijlsma AY, Klip JM, et al. Blood pressure associates with standing balance in elderly outpatients. PLoS One, 2014, 9(9): e106808.
18. Bergman H, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, et al. Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm--issues and controversies. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2007, 62(7): 731-737.
19. Rockwood K, Abeysundera MJ, Mitnitski A. How should we grade frailty in nursing home patients? J Am Med Dir Assoc, 2007, 8(9): 595-603.
20. Pujos-Guillot E, Pétéra M, Jacquemin J, et al. Identification of pre-frailty sub-phenotypes in elderly using metabolomics. Front Physiol, 2019, 9: 1903.
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27. McDonagh J, Martin L, Ferguson C, et al. Frailty assessment instruments in heart failure: a systematic review. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs, 2018, 17(1): 23-35.
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