TABLE 3.

Coefficients of variation for blood pressure variables and pulse rate

	Coefficient of variation (%)
Settings	SBP	MAP	DBP	PR
Carrier‐VO	7.3a	8.4a	12.8a	8.3a
Carrier‐O	9.1a	8.6a	12.2a	7.4a
Table‐VO	13.4b	14.3b	18.7b	12.7b

Note: Coefficient of variation (CV) for obtained SBP, MAP, and DBP variables and pulse rate (PR) in the three different clinical settings for the first four blood pressure measurements per setting in 94 healthy cats (in total 12 missing values, of these, one was in setting Carrier‐O, and 11 in setting Table‐VO). Measurements with PR <75 or >300 pulses/min, regarded as outliers, were excluded (in total 18 measurements, of these, two were in setting Carrier‐VO, four in setting Carrier‐O, and 12 in setting Table‐VO). The CVs are given as mean values in percent. Within each column, values with different superscripts were statistically different between clinical settings. Tukey's adjustment for multiple comparisons was performed and a P‐value of <.05 was considered significant.

Abbreviations: Carrier‐O = cat placed in carrier with cuff on tail, owner alone performed the measurements; Carrier‐VO = cat placed in carrier with cuff on tail, both owner and veterinarian present, veterinarian performed the measurements; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MAP, mean arterial blood pressure; PR, pulse rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; Table‐VO = cat placed on examination table with cuff on tail, both owner and veterinarian present, veterinarian performed the measurements.