Home blood pressure normalcy: The Didima study

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 678 - 685
• Main Authors: Stergiou, George S, Thomopoulou, Georgia C, Skeva, Irini I, Mountokalakis, Theodore D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.06.2000; Oxford University Press; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Determination - methods; Blood Pressure Determination - standards; blood pressure measurement; Cardiovascular system; Confidence Intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Greece - epidemiology; Home blood pressure; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Investigative techniques of hemodynamics; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; office blood pressure; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; reference values; Self Care; Survival Rate; Urban Population; Greece; Home blood pressure; reference values; office blood pressure; hypertension; blood pressure measurement; Human; Hypertension; Surveillance; Reference; Consultation; Cardiovascular disease; Exploration; Blood pressure; Ambulatory; Technique; Comparative study
• ISSN: 0895-7061; 1879-1905; 1941-7225
• DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00266-6

To evaluate reference values of home blood pressure (HBP) a cross-sectional community study was conducted on 694 adult subjects (aged ≥ 18 years) of the village Didima in southern Greece (participation rate 76.4%). Clinic blood pressure (CBP) was measured on two visits (triplicate measurements, merc...