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Table 3

Association between self-reported age at first-ever syncope and outcome of carotid sinus massage and tilt testing in 836 unexplained syncope patients aged ≥60 years

	Odds ratio^a	95% CI	P-value
VVS	0.78	0.71–0.86	<0.001
OH	1.31	1.18–1.43	<0.001
CSH/CSS	1.26	1.08–1.45	0.004
Complex syncope	0.91	0.84–0.98	0.018
PPS	0.89	0.29–1.53	0.730
No diagnosis	1.09	0.99–1.18	0.069
Prodromes	0.77	0.69–0.85	<0.001

	Odds ratio^a	95% CI	P-value
VVS	0.78	0.71–0.86	<0.001
OH	1.31	1.18–1.43	<0.001
CSH/CSS	1.26	1.08–1.45	0.004
Complex syncope	0.91	0.84–0.98	0.018
PPS	0.89	0.29–1.53	0.730
No diagnosis	1.09	0.99–1.18	0.069
Prodromes	0.77	0.69–0.85	<0.001

VVS, vasovagal syncope; OH, orthostatic hypotension; CSH, carotid sinus hypersensitivity; CSS, carotid sinus syndrome; PPS, psychogenic pseudosyncope; CI, confidence interval.

Odds ratios are presented per 10-year increment of first-ever syncope age.

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