Obesity, hypertension and home sphygmomanometer cuffs

Akpolat T.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.21, no.4, pp.338-340, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.05.002
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.338-340
  • Keywords: Obesity, Hypertension, Home sphygmomanometers, Cuff size, SOCIETY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Since the increasing prevalence of obesity leads to a larger mean arm circumferences in the hypertensive population and appropriate cuff size is essential for accurate measurement of blood pressure, overweight and obese patients often require automated home sphygmomanometers with large- or extra large-sized cuffs. The aims of this study were to evaluate the information about cuff size on automated upper arm home sphygmomanometer packing boxes and compare the findings with wrist device boxes.