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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Clinical Hypertension Research

Background:

  • Accurate blood pressure measurement (BPM) is vital for hypertension management.
  • Previous studies lacked systematic comparisons of different BPM methods across varying BP levels.
  • This study addresses this gap by evaluating agreement and clinical implications of various BPM methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare blood pressure (BP) values obtained using different BPM methods.
  • To use office BPM (OBPM) as the reference standard for comparison.
  • To assess the clinical implications of discrepancies between BPM methods.

Main Methods:

  • Network meta-analysis (NMA) and meta-regression were employed.
  • Data from 65 studies with 40,022 participants were analyzed.
  • Risk of bias and internal validity of studies and BPM methods were assessed.

Main Results:

  • Significant differences were observed between various BPM methods and research office BPM.
  • Automated OBPM, home BPM, and ambulatory BPM (ABPM) showed lower systolic BP readings compared to research office BPM.
  • Discrepancies were more pronounced at higher reference blood pressure levels.

Conclusions:

  • The findings reveal differences among BPM methods that deviate from current hypertension guidelines.
  • Discrepancies in blood pressure readings are exacerbated at elevated BP levels.
  • Clinical practice may need to account for these method-specific variations, particularly in hypertensive patients.