Table 3.
Percentage and SE of adult women by AHA-recommended blood pressure cuff sizesa and demographic characteristics: NHANES 1999–2010
| Percentage (SE) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Small adult | Adult | Large adult | Thigh | P-value† | |
| Total | > 0.05 | |||||
| 1999–2002 | 4286 | 12.5 (0.7) | 59.3 (0.9) | 25.4 (0.9) | 2.8 (0.4) | |
| 2003–2006 | 4178 | 14.0 (0.7) | 57.1 (1.0) | 26.2 (0.9) | 2.7 (0.3) | |
| 2007–2010 | 5602 | 13.5 (0.7) | 58.4 (0.9) | 25.3 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.3) | |
| Age group (years) | > 0.05 | |||||
| 20–39 | ||||||
| 1999–2002 | 1361 | 16.8 (1.3) | 58.5 (1.3) | 22.1 (1.2) | 2.6 (0.4) | |
| 2003–2006 | 1333 | 18.9 (1.4) | 56.3 (1.9) | 22.2 (1.4) | 2.6 (0.5) | |
| 2007–2010 | 1820 | 16.8 (1.3) | 56.9 (1.5) | 22.8 (1.3) | 3.5 (0.4) | |
| 40–59 | > 0.05 | |||||
| 1999–2002 | 1373 | 9.5 (0.9) | 58.5 (1.6) | 28.3 (1.4) | 3.7 (0.8) | |
| 2003–2006 | 1355 | 10.5 (1.0) | 55.4 (1.5) | 31.0 (1.4) | 3.1 (0.6) | |
| 2007–2010 | 1878 | 11.0 (1.1) | 58.7 (1.4) | 27.4 (1.3) | 2.9 (0.4) | |
| 60 or more | > 0.05 | |||||
| 1999–2002 | 1552 | 10.9 (0.9) | 61.7 (1.4) | 25.8 (1.3) | 1.5 (0.3) | |
| 2003–2006 | 1490 | 12.5 (1.2) | 61.0 (1.4) | 24.2 (1.2) | 2.3 (0.4) | |
| 2007–2010 | 1904 | 12.6 (0.8) | 60.2 (1.2) | 25.4 (1.0) | 1.9 (0.4) | |
| Race/ethnicity | > 0.05 | |||||
| Mexican-American | ||||||
| 1999–2002 | 1014 | 9.5 (1.0) | 64.9 (1.8) | 23.4 (1.9) | 2.2 (0.5) | |
| 2003–2006 | 797 | 9.5 (1.5) | 61.1 (2.1) | 28.0 (2.2) | 1.3 (0.4)b | |
| 2007–2010 | 1009 | 8.6 (1.1) | 61.7 (1.6) | 28.4 (1.5) | 1.4 (0.2) | |
| Non-Hispanic white | > 0.05 | |||||
| 1999–2002 | 2048 | 13.4 (0.9) | 59.7 (0.9) | 24.6 (1.0) | 2.3 (0.4) | |
| 2003–2006 | 2146 | 14.6 (0.8) | 58.1 (1.0) | 24.9 (1.0) | 2.4 (0.4) | |
| 2007–2010 | 2616 | 14.1 (0.9) | 59.5 (1.2) | 23.9 (1.0) | 2.6 (0.4) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | > 0.05 | |||||
| 1999–2002 | 855 | 7.7 (0.8) | 49.9 (1.8) | 35.7 (1.9) | 6.7 (1.0) | |
| 2003–2006 | 922 | 8.2 (1.3) | 45.3 (2.2) | 39.6 (1.9) | 6.9 (0.8) | |
| 2007–2010 | 1063 | 7.4 (1.0) | 47.6 (1.9) | 38.3 (1.9) | 6.7 (0.8) | |
AHA, American Heart Association; BP, blood pressure; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
American Heart Association’s scientific statement definitions of BP cuff sizes [7].
b
Estimate does not meet study standards for statistical reliability and precision. The relative standard error is greater than 30%.
†
P-value from test of independence using Satterthwaite-adjusted χ2.