Why the study?
Does an automated oscillometric wrist-cuff device compared to an arm-cuff device yield different blood pressure readings and prevalence estimates of hypertension categories in a population-based sample?
Population
874 subjects from a population-based survey in Dar es Salaam, including 464 participants with initial blood…
Comparison
Blood pressure measurement using an automated… vs Blood pressure measurement using an automated…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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May overestimate hypertension prevalence with wrist devices; leaves open device standardization in population studies.
Does an automated oscillometric wrist-cuff device compared to an arm-cuff device yield different blood pressure readings and prevalence estimates of hypertension categories in a population-based sample?
The use of different automated blood pressure measurement devices (wrist vs arm) results in significant discrepancies in blood pressure readings and hypertension prevalence estimates, highlighting the need for caution when using automatic devices for epidemiological estimates.
Chioléro et al. (2004) studied this question.
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