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. 2023 Sep 20;13:15572. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42297-6

Table 2.

Bayes factor comparing AUROC for seated and standing blood pressures.

Case definition AUROC Bayes factor
2017 ACC/AHA guideline for hypertension

 Average 24-h SBP

 ≥ 125 mmHg

Seated: 0.70 [0.49–0.91]

Standing: 0.81 [0.71–0.92]

Combination: 0.80 [0.68–0.92]

11.8*

23.9*

 Average 24-h DBP

 ≥ 75 mmHg

Seated: 0.65 [0.49–0.82]

Standing: 0.71 [0.55–0.88]

Combination: 0.71 [0.55–0.88]

4.9*

13.3*

 Daytime SBP

 ≥ 130 mmHg

Seated: 0.83 [0.73–0.93]

Standing: 0.84 [0.75–0.93]

Combination: 0.85 [0.77–0.94]

1.3

5.0*

 Daytime DBP

 ≥ 80 mmHg

Seated: 0.83 [0.74–0.93]

Standing: 0.87 [0.80–0.94]

Combination: 0.87 [0.79–0.94]

5.2*

28.4*

2023 ESH guideline for hypertension

 Average 24-h SBP

 ≥ 130 mmHg

Seated: 0.77 [0.64–0.90]

Standing: 0.80 [0.68–0.92]

Combination: 0.80 [0.69–0.91]

2.2

5.9*

 Average 24-h DBP

 ≥ 80 mmHg

Seated: 0.87 [0.79–0.96]

Standing: 0.89 [0.83–0.96]

Combination: 0.89 [0.83–0.96]

2.4

6.5*

 Daytime SBP

 ≥ 135 mmHg

Seated: 0.78 [0.64–0.92]

Standing: 0.81 [0.68–0.93]

Combination: 0.82 [0.70–0.93]

2.3

8.8*

 Daytime DBP

 ≥ 85 mmHg

Seated: 0.88 [0.79–0.98]

Standing: 0.91 [0.86–0.97]

Combination: 0.91 [0.84–0.97]

2.6

8.3*

*Statistically significant difference when compared to seated BP (BF > 3).

ACC American College of Cardiology, ABPM ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, AHA American Heart Association, AUROC curve area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve, BF Bayes factor, BP blood pressure, ESH European Society of Hypertension, SBP systolic blood pressure.