Digit Preference in Office Blood Pressure Measurements, United States 2015-2019.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite modest improvement, terminal digit preference remains a common problem in office BP measurement in the U.S. Without bias, 10-20% of measurements are expected to end in zero. Reducing digit preference is a priority for improving BP measurement accuracy and hypertension management.
PMID: 33246327 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: American Journal of Hypertension - November 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Foti KE, Appel LJ, Matsushita K, Coresh J, Alexander GC, Selvin E Tags: Am J Hypertens Source Type: research