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Effects of Postprandial Blood Pressure on Gait Parameters in Older People

Postprandial hypotension (PPH), a fall in systolic blood pressure (SBP) within 2 h of a meal, may detrimentally affect gait parameters and increase the falls risk in older people. We aimed to determine the effects of postprandial SBP on heart rate (HR), gait speed, and stride length, double-support...

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Autores principales: Nair, Shailaja, Visvanathan, Renuka, Piscitelli, Diana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4848688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27089361
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8040219