Yu-Mi Kim, Sang Hyeon Park, Jinho Shin, Ki-Chul Sung, Sang-Hyun Ihm, Seong Heon Kim, Dae-Hee Kim, Sang Min Park, In Jeong Cho, Kyung Won Oh, Eun Mi Lee
This study evaluated an oscillometric device (OD), Microlife WatchBP Office AFIB, and a hybrid manual auscultatory device (AD), Greenlight 300TM, to determine a suitable blood pressure (BP) measurement device for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in a mercury-free context. Adhering to the 2018 Universal Standard's suggested consensus, the study involved 800 subjects (mean age 51.2 ± 17.5 years; 44.3% male), who underwent triplicate BP measurements following 5 min of rest in a randomized order (OD-first: 398 participants; AD-first: 402 participants)...
March 29, 2024: Journal of Clinical Hypertension