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Table 4 Diagnostic performance of nurse-measured and kiosk BP values (mm Hg) with daytime ABPM reference a (N = 117)

From: A comparative trial of blood pressure monitoring in a self-care kiosk, in office, and with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Daytime ABPM

≥135/85 (reference)

Nurse-measured ≥ 140/90

Kiosk I

≥135/85

Kiosk II

≥140/90

Daytime ABPM positive for hypertension, %

53.8

53.8

53.8

Sensitivity, % (95% CI)

66.7 (53.7–78.1)

88.9 (78.4–95.4)

71.1 (58.7–82.1)

Specificity, % (95% CI)

72.2 (58.4–83.6)

38.9 (25.9–53.1)

66.7 (52.5–78.9)

Positive predictive value, % (95% CI)

73.7 (63.7–81.6)

62.9 (57.4–68.1)

71.4 (62.4–79.0)

Negative predictive value, % (95% CI)

65.0 (55.8–73.3)

75.0 (58.1–86.7)

66.7 (56.5–75.6)

Positive likelihood ratio, (95% CI)

2.40 (1.51–3.82)

1.45 (1.16–1.83)

2.14 (1.42–3.22)

Negative likelihood ratio, (95% CI)

0.46 (0.31–0.68)

0.29 (0.13–0.62)

0.43 (0.28–0.66)

True positive (hypertensive), n (%)

42 (35.9)

56 (47.9)

45 (38.5)

True negative (hypertensive), n (%)

39 (33.3)

21 (17.9)

36 (30.7)

False positive, n (%)

15 (12.8)

33 (28.2)

18 (15.4)

False negative, n (%)

21 (17.9)

7 (6.0)

18 (15.4)

Accuracy, % (95% CI)

69.2 (60.0–77.4)

65.8 (56.5–74.3)

69.2 (60.0–77.4)

  1. Abbreviations: ABPM ambulatory BP monitoring, BP blood pressure, CI confidence interval
  2. aDiagnostic BP thresholds: ABPM, ≥135 mmHg systolic and/or ≥ 85 mmHg diastolic (reference); nurse-measured, ≥140 mmHg systolic and/or ≥ 90 mmHg diastolic; kiosk, ≥135 mmHg systolic and/or ≥ 85 mmHg diastolic (Kiosk I), or ≥ 140 mmHg systolic and/or ≥ 90 mmHg diastolic (Kiosk II)