Table 1.
Participant characteristics (N=11).
| Characteristics | Study population | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Female | 4 (36) | |
| Male | 7 (64) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Caucasian | 10 (91) | |
| Black | 1 (9) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 57 (11.5) | |
| Systolic BPa (mm Hg), mean (SD)b | 140.7 (13.7) | |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg), mean (SD)b, c | 86.3 (11.0) | |
| Use of BP-lowering medication, n (%) | 9 (82) | |
| Use of home monitor, n (%) | 10 (91) | |
| Brand, nd | ||
| Withings | 3 | |
| Microlife | 2 | |
| Omron | 1 | |
| Beurer | 1 | |
| A&D Medical | 1 | |
| Medion | 1 | |
| Cresta | 1 | |
| Frequency per month, mean (SD) | 6.8 (6.2) | |
aBP: blood pressure.
bBP measured by trained investigator with a Welch Allyn Automatic BP monitor at day 0.
cData shown for only 10 patients, because of the lack of diastolic BP data in one patient.
dN=10.