Table 2 Prevalence of hypertension by different BP measurements, sex-stratified
Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sitting (left arm) | ||||||
1st measurement | 68.7% (N = 664) | 55.3% (N = 535) | ||||
Mean 1st and 2nd | 66.5% (N = 643) | Mean 1st and 2nd | 51.7% (N = 500) | |||
2nd measurement | 66.8% (N = 646) | 51.2% (N = 495) | ||||
Mean 2nd and 3rd | 63.2% (N = 611) | Mean 2nd and 3rd | 49.4% (N = 478) | |||
3rd measurement | 64.0% (N = 619) | 50.7% (N = 490) | ||||
Supine (arm with higher blood pressure) | ||||||
1st measurement | 57.5% (N = 467) | 47.9% (N = 389) | ||||
Mean 1st and 2nd | 53.9% (N = 438) | Mean 1st and 2nd | 45.6% (N = 370) | |||
2nd measurement | 55.2% (N = 448) | 44.2% (N = 359) | ||||
Mean 2nd and 3rd | 51.2% (N = 416) | Mean 2nd and 3rd | 42.2% (N = 343) | |||
3rd measurement | 51.3% (N = 417) | 42.9% (N = 348) | ||||