The effect of the first office blood pressure reading on hypertension-related clinical decisions : cardiovascular topic
| Autor: | Adedokun Ayoade, Idris Oladipo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure Reading (process) Internal medicine medicine Cardiology 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Cardiovascular Journal Of Africa. 23:456-462 |
| ISSN: | 1680-0745 1995-1892 |
| DOI: | 10.5830/cvja-2012-052 |
| Popis: | The effect of the first office blood pressure reading (FBPR) on hypertension-related decisions was evaluated using blood pressure (BP) readings taken with the BpTRU BPM-100 device. BP readings were grouped into three pairs: (1) single readings (first and second readings), (2) computed average of three readings (one including and one excluding the first reading), and (3) computed average of five readings (one including and one excluding the first reading). Categorisation of BP readings under JNC-7 classes and distribution into < 140/90 and ≥ 140/90 mmHg groups were selected as parameters guiding hypertension-related decisions. Readings including FBPR had strong positive correlations to those excluding FBPR (Pearson's correlation coefficient ranged from 0.86-1.00). Also, FBPR-included and FBPR-excluded readings did not differ statistically in JNC-7 categorisation or distribution into < 140/90 or ≥ 140/90 mmHg groups. Our findings suggest that exclusion of FBPR may have no significant impact on hypertension-related clinical decisions. |
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