Orthostatic hypotension and incident chronic kidney disease: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.

Orthostatic hypotension is associated with cardiovascular disease and mortality, but little is known of its association with incident chronic kidney disease. We evaluated this association in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Orthostatic hypotension was defined as a decrease in systolic blood pressure ≥ 20 mm Hg or a decrease in diastolic blood pressure ≥ 10 mm Hg within 2 minutes of standing. Incident chronic kidney disease was defined using an estimated glomerular filtration rate