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Table 2 Non-Hypertensive: diagnostic performance for hypertension defined by mean daytime ABPM

From: Measurement of blood pressure for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in different ethnic groups: one size fits all

Ethnicity

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

LR + ve (95% CI)

LR -ve (95% CI)

a) ABPM v Clinic23 on three occasions (thresholds: ABPM 135/85 mmHg, Clinic23 140/90 mmHg)

 All sample (n = 211)

39.5% (29.2–50.7%)

90.4% (83.8–94.9%)

4.12 (2.26–7.49)

0.67 (0.56–0.80)

 WB (n = 98)

45.0% (29.3–61.5%)

86.2% (74.6–93.9%)

3.26 (1.57–6.76)

0.64 (0.47–0.86)

 SA (n = 55)

37.5% (15.2–64.6%)

97.4% (86.5–99.9%)

14.63 (1.91–111.97)

0.64 (0.44–0.94)

 AC (n = 58)

33.3% (17.3–52.8%)

89.3% (71.8–97.7%)

3.11 (0.95–10.15)

0.75 (0.56–0.99)

b) ABPM v Clinic26 on three occasions (thresholds: ABPM 135/85 mmHg, Clinic26 135/85 mmHg)

 All sample (n = 211)

58.1% (47.0–68.7%)

84.0% (76.4–89.9%)

3.63 (2.34–5.64)

0.50 (0.38–0.65)

 WB (n = 98)

65.0% (48.3–79.4%)

81.0% (68.6–90.1%)

3.43 (1.92–6.11)

0.43 (0.28–0.67)

 SA (n = 55)

56.3% (29.9–80.2%)

94.9% (82.7–99.4%)

10.97 (2.66–45.26)

0.46 (0.26–0.81)

 AC (n = 58)

50.0% (31.3–68.7%)

75.0% (55.1–89.3%)

2.00 (0.96–4.17)

0.67 (0.44–1.01)

c) ABPM v ClinicD1R1 (thresholds: ABPM 135/85 mmHg, ClinicD1R1 140/90 mmHg)

 All sample (n = 211)

26.7% (17.8–37.4%)

90.4% (83.8–94.9%)

2.79 (1.47–5.29)

0.81 (0.70–0.93)

 WB (n = 98)

35.0% (20.6–51.7%)

81.0% (68.6–90.1%)

1.85 (0.94–3.64)

0.80 (0.62–1.04)

 SA (n = 55)

12.5% (1.6–38.3%)

97.4% (86.5–99.9%)

4.88 (0.47–50.05)

0.90 (0.74–1.09)

 AC (n = 58)

23.3% (9.9–42.3%)

100% (87.7–100%)

. (. - .)

0.77 (0.63–0.93)

d) ABPM v Home-monitoring for 1 week (thresholds: ABPM 135/85 mmHg, Home 135/85 mmHg)

 All sample (n = 211)

72.1% (61.4–81.2%)

76.0% (67.5–83.2%)

3.00 (2.14–4.21)

0.37 (0.26–0.52)

 WB (n = 98)

67.5% (50.9–81.4%)

79.3% (66.6–88.8%)

3.26 (1.89–5.64)

0.41 (0.26–0.65)

 SA (n = 55)

87.5% (61.7–98.4%)

79.5% (63.5–90.7%)

4.27 (2.24–8.13)

0.16 (0.04–0.58)

 AC (n = 58)

70.0% (50.6–85.3%)

64.3% (44.1–81.4%)

1.96 (1.13–3.40)

0.47 (0.25–0.86)