Why the study?
Does the choice of repeated home blood pressure measurement (first vs subsequent) affect the frequency of hypertension diagnosis in adult volunteers?
Population
700 volunteers aged 20 years or older (468 male and 232 female, mean age 40.6 years)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
7 consecutive days
Authors
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First home BP readings were associated with more hypertension diagnoses than averages; hypothesis-generating for standardized protocols.
Does the choice of repeated home blood pressure measurement (first vs subsequent) affect the frequency of hypertension diagnosis in adult volunteers?
The first measurement of home blood pressure yields higher values and more frequent hypertension diagnoses than subsequent measurements taken on the same occasion.
Kawabe et al. (2008) studied this question.
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