Table 1.
Screening and recruitment (A) and recruitment ranges (B) for the QardioArm® BP device according to the ESH-IP 2010
| (A) Screening and recruitment: QardioArm® | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total screened | 36 | |
| Total excluded | 3 | |
| • Ranges complete | 0 | |
| • Ranges adjustment | 0 | |
| • Arrhythmias | 0 | |
| • Device failure | 0 | |
| • Poor quality sounds | 0 | |
| • Cuff size unavailable | 0 | |
| • Distribution | 0 | |
| • Other reasons | 3 | |
| Total recruited | 33 | |
| (B) Recruitment ranges: QardioArm® | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| mmHg | All | ||
| <90 | 0 | ||
| Low | 90–129 | 11 | |
| SBP | Medium | 130–160 | 11 |
| High | 161–180 | 11 | |
| >180 | 0 | ||
| <40 | 0 | ||
| DPB | Low | 40–79 | 11 |
| Medium | 80–100 | 11 | |
| High | 101–130 | 11 | |
| >130 | 0 | ||
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ESH-IP, European Society of Hypertension International Protocol; SBP, systolic blood pressure