Why the study?
Does using a medium versus large adult cuff affect blood pressure readings in individuals with muscular arms?
Population
193 bodybuilders competing at the Mexican National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship
Comparison
Blood pressure measurement using a 12 cm cuff vs Blood pressure measurement using a 16 cm cuff
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Requires proper cuff selection to avoid overdiagnosing hypertension in muscular arms; extends miscuffing data yet leaves prospective validation open.
Does using a medium versus large adult cuff affect blood pressure readings in individuals with muscular arms?
Using an inappropriately small blood pressure cuff on muscular arms leads to falsely elevated systolic blood pressure readings, which could result in the misdiagnosis of hypertension.
Fonseca‐Reyes et al. (2009) studied this question.
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