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Objective To observe the clinical feature of postural hypotension (PH) in in-hospital elderly patients. Methods Measure the supine and orthostatic blood pressure in patients were measured, and the clinical characteristics of PH and clinical incident during hospital stay were analyzed. Results (1)The PH incidence in elderly patients was 24. 11% ; (2)The incidence of systolic blood pressure PH was higher in patients with concomitant hypertension and diabetes ( P ＜ 0.05 & P ＜0.01), especially in those with relatively higher basal systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure ( P ＜ 0.001); the percentage of patients taking diuretics ( P ＜ 0. 05) and calcium antagonists ( P ＜ 0. 01) were relatively higher in patients with diastolic blood pressure PH; (3)Systolic blood pressure in patients from the group with PH lowered (31 ±25) mmHg, while diastolic blood pressure lowered (11 ±15) mmHg; (4)The incidence of clinical events, including dizziness or vertigo, syncope or pre-syncope, angina pectoris or new-onset myocardial infarction, and new-onset stroke, in PH patients was distinctly higher than that in patients from the group without PH ( P ＜0. 01).Conclusion PH is a kind of common clinical manifestations in elderly patients, which tends to induce tumbling, angina pectoris, stroke, etc, and ought to be paid great attention to and taken preventive measures.