August 11, 2016Journal of Hypertension
Threshold for diagnosing hypertension by automated office blood pressure using random sample population data
Why the study?
What is the automated office blood pressure threshold that corresponds to a manual office blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg for diagnosing hypertension?
Population
2145 participants randomly selected from a Brno population aged 25-64 years, mean age 47.3 ± 11.3 years.
Comparison
Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) measurement vs Manual office blood pressure measurement using…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May support revised automated thresholds for hypertension diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Structured PICO
What is the automated office blood pressure threshold that corresponds to a manual office blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg for diagnosing hypertension?
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Population
2145 participants randomly selected from a Brno population aged 25-64 years, mean age 47.3 ± 11.3 years.
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Intervention
Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) measurement
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Comparator
Manual office blood pressure measurement using mercury sphygmomanometer
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Outcome
AOBP threshold corresponding to the 140/90 mmHg manual office BPsurrogate
An automated office blood pressure of 131/85 mmHg corresponds to a manual office blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg, providing a potential new threshold for diagnosing hypertension.
Limitations
- Outcome-driven studies are required to confirm this threshold
Cite This Study
Wohlfahrt et al. (2016) studied this question.