Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of drops of sitting BP in the diagnosis of OH and sOH.

From: Prediction of orthostatic hypotension in multiple system atrophy and Parkinson disease

 

Patients with MSA

Patients with PD

prediction of sitting SBP for OH

prediction of sitting DBP for OH

prediction of sitting SBP for sOH

prediction of sitting DBP for sOH

prediction of sitting SBP for OH

prediction of sitting DBP for OH

Cutoffs (mmHg)

Sn. %

Sp. %

Sn. %

Sp. %

Sn. %

Sp. %

Sn. %

Sp. %

Sn. %

Sp. %

Sn. %

Sp. %

0

100

13.56

97.01

17.19

100

8.51

97.3

12.77

100

16.92

100

18.64

2

97.22

23.73

83.58

46.88

100

17.02

94.59

41.49

100

60.2

64.52

76.27

4

97.22

27.12

80.6

68.75

100

19.15

91.89

57.45

100

61.69

61.29

82.49

6

97.22

37.29

77.61

84.38

100

25.53

91.89

70.21

100

67.16

61.29

84.75

8

94.44

44.07

70.15

90.63

100

31.91

89.19

78.72

100

80.1

45.16

92.66

10

93.06

59.32

53.73

93.75

97.3

41.49

75.68

87.23

100

81.59

41.94

94.35

12

83.33

72.88

23.88

100

94.59

56.38

40.54

98.94

57.14

96.52

12.9

99.44

14

76.39

88.14

20.9

100

91.89

70.21

35.14

98.94

42.86

98.01

6.45

99.44

16

70.83

89.83

16.42

100

89.19

74.47

27.03

98.94

28.57

98.01

3.23

100

18

55.56

93.22

13.43

100

81.08

85.11

21.62

98.94

28.57

99

3.23

100

20

48.61

93.22

8.96

100

70.27

86.17

13.51

98.94

28.57

99.5

0

100

  1. Abbreviations: MSA = multiple system atrophy; PD = Parkinson disease; OH = orthostatic hypotension; sOH = severe orthostatic hypotension; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; Sn = sensitivity; Sp = specificity.
  2. The bold indicates sensitivity and specificity corresponding to the optimum cutoffs.