TABLE 4.
Reproducibility of the dipper vs non‐dipper classification in patients with obesity (BMI > 30)
| Dippers | SBP | DBP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Agreement (%) | Kappa | n | % | Agreement (%) | Kappa | |
| 1st recording | 34 | 41.5 | 45 | 54.9 | ||||
| 2nd recording | 28 | 38.4 | 61.4 | 0.18 | 40 | 54.8 | 67.1 | 0.34 |
| 3rd recording | 19 | 27.1 | 68.7 | 0.29 | 37 | 52.9 | 68.7 | 0.37 |
| 4th recording | 18 | 28.6 | 53.3 | ‐0.045 | 30 | 47.6 | 45 | ‐0.1 |
| Mean | 19 | 24.1 | 65.8 | 0.25 | 41 | 51.9 | 63.2 | 0.26 |
Abbreviations: BMI, Body Mass Index; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure.