Table 6.
Inter Arm Systolic Difference (N = 2867) in normotensive, pre-hypertension, and stage 1,2 of hypertension volunteers.
| variables | 1–5 mm Hg N (%) |
5–10 mm Hg N (%) |
10–15 mm Hg N (%) |
15–20 mm Hg N (%) |
Above >20 mm Hg N (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normotensive (n = 1634) | 648 (39.6) | 516 (31.5) | 299 (18.3) | 117 (7.1) | 54 (3) | <.001 |
| Pre-hypertension (n = 592) | 169 (28.5) | 201 (33.9) | 106 (17.9) | 71 (12) | 45 (7) | |
| Hypertension stage 1 (n = 420) | 86 (20) | 117 (27.8) | 95 (22) | 65 (15) | 57 (13) | |
| Hypertension Stage 2 (n = 221) | 23 (10) | 52 (23) | 48 (22) | 32 (14) | 66 (29) |
Association was analysed by chi square test. P ≤ .05 is considered as statistically significant. And excluded (n = 163) (5.37%) of the study sample in this table because there is no difference between systolic right and left arm BP measurements.