Key result
Home blood pressure averaged over 1 week predicted cardiovascular events (systolic HR 1.021 per 1-mm Hg increase; 95% CI 1.012-1.030), with most predictive value achieved in the first 3 days.
Why the study?
What is the optimal schedule for home blood pressure measurement to predict cardiovascular events in adults aged 45 to 74 years?
Population
2,081 subjects aged 45 to 74 years from an unselected nationwide population
Comparison
Home blood pressure measurement twice every… vs Shorter measurement schedules or discarding…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6.8 years
Authors
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Supports 3-day home BP averages for CV risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation before guiding practice.
Cohort (n=2,081)
Yes
What is the optimal schedule for home blood pressure measurement to predict cardiovascular events in adults aged 45 to 74 years?
Hazard Ratio: 1.021 (95% CI 1.012–1.03)
Home blood pressure should be measured twice in the morning and evening for at least 3 days, and preferably 7 days, without discarding the first day's values, to optimally predict cardiovascular risk.
Niiranen et al. (2011) conducted a cohort in Cardiovascular risk (n=2,081). Home blood pressure measurement was evaluated on Fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events (HR 1.021, 95% CI 1.012-1.030). Home blood pressure averaged over 1 week predicted cardiovascular events (systolic HR 1.021 per 1-mm Hg increase; 95% CI 1.012-1.030), with most predictive value achieved in the first 3 days.
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