Home blood pressure

Abstract

The comparison of the office and home measurement distributions allowed us to propose reference values for home blood pressure measurement. These were established by choosing blood pressure at the identical percentile for home measurement as we found for office measurement using the World Health Organization criteria (140/90 and 160/95 mmHg). Using this approach, the upper limit for normotension by home measurement would be 127/83 mmHg and for hypertension 147/86 mmHg. Although this approach has no prognostic value, it could be useful for the interpretation of home blood pressure.