Table 2.
Volunteers’ position | Meana | SD | Range (min; max)a | |
Supine position |
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Reference monitor | 136.6 | 21.8 | 84.7 (106.3; 191.0) |
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Checkme at heart level | 138.4 | 25.2 | 94.5 (94.5; 189.0) |
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Checkme above heart | 130.7b | 27.7 | 101.0 (86.0; 187.0) |
Upright position |
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Reference monitor | 139.2 | 22.3 | 100.7 (102.3; 203.0) |
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Checkme at heart level | 136.6c | 25.9 | 87.7 (102.3; 190.0) |
aThe average or range of 3 consecutive blood pressure measurements.
b P<.001 compared with Checkme at heart level.
c P=.01 compared with Checkme at heart level in the supine position.