Table 2.
Changes in hypertension diagnosis by self-monitored home blood pressure measurement (home BPM) compared to 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (24-hour ABPM).
| 24-hour ABPM | Home BPM | Group differences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (n = 148) |
Normotensives (n = 95)1 |
Hypertensives (n = 53)2 |
Test statistics | p value | Cramer's V | |
| WORK [%] | ||||||
| Normotensives | 30.4 | 44.2 | 5.7 | χ 2 = 23.9 | <.001 | .402 |
| Hypertensives | 69.6 | 55.8 | 94.3 | |||
| LEISURE [%] | ||||||
| Normotensives | 45.9 | 65.3 | 11.3 | χ 2 = 39.9 | <.001 | .519 |
| Hypertensives | 54.1 | 34.7 | 88.7 | |||
| AWAKE [%] | ||||||
| Normotensives | 35.1 | 51.6 | 5.7 | χ 2 = 31.5 | <.001 | .461 |
| Hypertensives | 64.9 | 48.4 | 94.3 | |||
| SLEEP [%] | ||||||
| Normotensives | 76.4 | 91.6 | 49.1 | χ 2 = 34.1 | <.001 | .480 |
| Hypertensives | 23.6 | 8.4 | 50.9 | |||
| 24-hour TOTAL [%] | ||||||
| Normotensives | 37.8 | 54.7 | 7.5 | χ 2 = 32.2 | <.001 | .500 |
| Hypertensives | 62.2 | 45.3 | 92.5 | |||
Note. n: sample; [%]: frequencies in %; χ2: test statistic; significance threshold (two-tailed): p < .001, p < .01, and p < .05; Cramer's V (correlations 0.1–0.3: weak, 0.4–0.5: medium, and >0.5: strong).