Differences between clinic blood pressure and morning home blood pressure, as shown by Bland-Altman plots, in a large observational study (HONEST study).

ABSTRACT: When interpreting home blood pressure (BP) measurements in hypertensive patients, differences between clinic and home BP should be noted. To investigate the differences between clinic and morning home BP in hypertensive patients, we analyzed clinic systolic BP (CSBP) and morning home systolic BP (MHSBP) data from the large-scale observational HONEST (Home BP measurement with Olmesartan Naive patients to Establish Standard Target blood pressure) study (n=21 340), using BP measurements obtained before starting olmesartan administration. We generated Bland-Altman plots, with the horizontal axis representing mean CSBP and MHSBP ([CSBP+MHSBP]/2) and the vertical axis representing the difference between CSBP and MHSBP (CSBP-MHSBP). We also did simulation experiments to explore factors affecting

SUBMITTER: Shimada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4675842 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature