Why the study?
Do different methods of blood pressure measurement (home, office, ambulatory) affect the classification of patients as normotensive or hypertensive?
Population
Up to 145 suitable patients undergoing a 6-week surveillance
Comparison
Home blood pressure measurements and office… vs 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurements
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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Different BP averaging methods may alter hypertension classification; leaves open optimal approach for outcome prediction.
Do different methods of blood pressure measurement (home, office, ambulatory) affect the classification of patients as normotensive or hypertensive?
Different methods of blood pressure measurement (office, home, ambulatory) show limited agreement in classifying patients as hypertensive, highlighting the need to standardize measurement approaches based on clinical purpose.
Chrubasik et al. (2007) studied this question.
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