Comparison of Office Blood Pressure, Automated Unattended Office Blood Pressure, Home Blood Pressure, and 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although previous studies have reported differences of blood pressure (BP) according to BP measurement methods, studies in Korean population were scarce. This study aimed to compare BP differences according to different BP measurement methods and assess hypertension phenotype.

Methods

This prospective study recruited 183 individuals (mean 55.9 years; 51.4% males). The BP measurements included office BP (auscultatory attended office BP [ausAOBP], automated attended office BP [aAOBP], and automated unattended office BP [aUAOBP]) and out-of-office BP (home BP [HBP] and ambulatory BP [ABP]) measurements taken within one week of each other.

Results

The mean systolic/diastolic BP differences between ausAOBP and other BPs according to different BP measurement meth

SUBMITTER: Kim BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10713445 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature