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Table 3 Hypertensive

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 = 340)

41.4% (33.7–49.4%)

89.3% (83.8–93.4%)

3.87 (2.44–6.16)

0.66 (0.57–0.75)

 WB (n = 148)

39.7% (28.5–51.9%)

89.3% (80.1–95.3%)

3.72 (1.82–7.60)

0.67 (0.55–0.83)

 SA (n = 92)

34.1% (20.1–50.6%)

86.3% (73.7–94.3%)

2.49 (1.11–5.59)

0.76 (0.60–0.98)

 AC (n = 100)

50.0% (35.2–64.8%)

92.3% (81.5–97.9%)

6.50 (2.43–17.37)

0.54 (0.40–0.73)

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

 All sample (n = 340)

61.1% (53.1–68.7%)

78.7% (71.9–84.4%)

2.86 (2.1–3.89)

0.49 (0.40–0.61)

 WB (n = 148)

57.5% (45.4–69.0%)

73.3% (61.9–82.9%)

2.16 (1.41–3.30)

0.58 (0.43–0.78)

 SA (n = 92)

58.5% (42.1–73.7%)

78.4% (64.7–88.7%)

2.71 (1.51–4.86)

0.53 (0.36–0.78)

 AC (n = 100)

68.8% (53.7–81.3%)

86.5% (74.2–94.4%)

5.11 (2.50–10.44)

0.36 (0.23–0.56)

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

 All sample (n = 340)

44.4% (36.6–52.4%)

59.0% (51.4–66.3%)

1.08 (0.85–1.39)

0.94 (0.78–1.13)

 WB (n = 148)

46.6% (34.8–58.6%)

60.0% (48.0–71.1%)

1.16 (0.80–1.69)

0.89 (0.67–1.18)

 SA (n = 92)

29.3% (16.1–45.5%)

60.8% (46.1–74.2%)

0.75 (0.42–1.34)

1.16 (0.87–1.56)

 AC (n = 100)

54.2% (39.2–68.6%)

55.8% (41.3–69.5%)

1.22 (0.82–1.83)

0.82 (0.56–1.22)

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

 All sample (n = 340)

84.0% (77.4–89.2%)

62.4% (54.8–69.5%)

2.23 (1.82 –2.73)

0.26 (0.18–0.37)

 WB (n = 148)

80.8% (69.9–89.1%)

65.3% (53.5–76.0%)

2.33 (1.68 –3.24)

0.29 (0.18–0.48)

 SA (n = 92)

85.4% (70.8–94.4%)

54.9% (40.3–68.9%)

1.89 (1.36–2.63)

0.27 (0.12–0.58)

 AC (n = 100)

87.5% (74.8–95.3%)

65.4% (50.9–78.0%)

2.53 (1.71–3.73)

0.19 (0.09–0.41)