Quality Assessment of Data on Blood Pressure in the WHO MONICA Project

Table 13.Within survey time trend scores (WTT) for blood pressure measurement for men and women, within survey time trend summary score (WTTS) and the maximum difference (MD) (in years) of quintile specific mean age of the participants (i.e. the difference in mean age between the oldest and the youngest quintiles of data of examination). (The analysis for this table was not adjusted for age.)(see Section 7.6)
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
AUS-NEWaIni
Mid
Fin
 1.5
4.5
2.2
 0
2
2
 0
1
0
 1.2
5.1
2.3
 2
2
2
 1
2
2
 0
( 2)
1
AUS-PERaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.4
6.9
3.4
 2
2
2
 2
2
1
 1.4
2.5
3.5
 2
2
2
 2
2
1
 2
( 2)
1
AUS-PERbMid
Fin
 3.2
2.1
 0
1
 0
1
 1.9
1.1
 2
2
 0
2
 0
1
BEL-CHAaIni
Mid
Fin
 5.3
2.8
2.9
 1
2
2
 2
2
2
 5.3
2.6
2.1
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 ( 2)
2
2
BEL-GHEaIni
Mid
Fin
 16.8
20.2
19.5
 1
0
0
 0
0
0
 3.3
2.7
1.9
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 ( 1)
( 0)
( 0)
BEL-LUXaIni 1.8 2 2 1.1 2 2 2
CAN-HALaIni
Fin
 3.3
2.9
 2
2
 2
2
 3.8
3.5
 2
1
 2
2
 2
2
CHN-BEIaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.9
4.1
5.3
 2
1
2
 0
0
2
 4.0
2.6
6.3
 2
1
0
 1
0
0
 1
0
( 0)
CZE-CZEaIni
Mid
Fin
 4.9
1.4
4.9
 2
1
0
 1
0
0
 8.0
1.6
4.2
 0
2
1
 0
0
0
 ( 0)
0
0
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
DEN-GLOaIni
Mid
Fin
 0.7
3.6
5.2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 1.3
6.8
7.4
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2
( 2)
( 2)
FIN-KUOaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.7
2.3
2.2
 2
1
2
 0
1
2
 1.9
3.1
2.1
 0
1
0
 2
2
1
 0
1
1
FIN-NKAaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.6
1.4
1.6
 0
2
1
 0
2
2
 2.3
1.6
4.0
 2
2
0
 1
2
1
 0
2
1
FIN-TULaIni
Mid
Fin
 3.6
2.8
1.2
 0
2
2
 1
2
0
 0.9
2.7
1.5
 1
1
2
 0
1
0
 0
1
0
FRA-LILaIni
Fin
 3.3
2.5
 2
2
 2
2
 6.1
1.3
 1
2
 2
2
 ( 2)
2
FRA-STRaIni
Fin
 3.4
3.4
 0
2
 2
2
 3.2
1.6
 0
0
 1
1
 0
1
FRA-TOUaIni
Mid
Fin
 4.3
6.7
2.9
 2
0
2
 1
2
2
 1.9
snd
3.1
 2
snd
2
 2
snd
2
 2
( 1)
2
GER-AURaIni
Mid
Fin
 0.8
0.7
1.5
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 1.2
1.3
1.7
 2
1
2
 2
1
2
 2
1
2
GER-AUUaIni
Mid
Fin
 3.5
3.7
5.5
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 1.4
3.9
2.6
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2
2
( 2)
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
GER-BERaIni
Mid
 11.9
2.5
 1
2
 1
0
 11.7
1.1
 0
2
 2
2
 ( 1)
1
GER-BREaIni
Mid
Fin
 3.1
2.1
2.7
 2
2
2
 0
2
1
 1.2
1.3
2.3
 2
2
2
 1
2
1
 1
2
1
GER-BREbMid
Fin
 1.8
3.2
 2
1
 2
2
 1.4
3.7
 1
2
 2
2
 2
2
GER-COTaIni
Mid
 3.7
2.5
 0
0
 1
0
 4.0
2.7
 0
1
 1
1
 0
0
GER-EGEbIni
Mid
Fin
 5.9
5.2
4.8
 2
2
2
 0
2
2
 4.0
1.9
3.2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 ( 1)
( 2)
2
GER-ERFaIni
Mid
Fin
 5.5
24.0
25.7
 2
0
0
 2
0
0
 4.1
24.9
15.0
 2
0
0
 1
0
0
 ( 2)
( 0)
( 0)
GER-HACaIni
Mid
 3.3
1.2
 0
2
 0
1
 3.2
3.3
 2
1
 1
2
 0
1
GER-KMSaIni
Mid
 2.5
2.1
 0
0
 0
2
 2.4
1.3
 0
2
 0
2
 0
1
GER-RDMaIni 11.0 2 2 9.2 2 2 ( 2)
GER-RHNaIni 4.6 0 0 6.1 0 0 ( 0)
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
HUN-BUDaIni
Mid
 2.2
6.8
 1
2
 0
1
 4.1
6.2
 2
0
 2
2
 1
( 1)
HUN-PECaIni
Mid
 14.2
4.9
 0
0
 0
2
 6.2
3.5
 0
0
 1
0
 ( 0)
0
ICE-ICEaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.9
3.6
5.9
 0
0
2
 1
2
0
 1.0
1.8
2.9
 1
1
2
 0
2
2
 0
1
( 1)
ISR-TELaIni 2.0 2 2 4.4 2 1 2
ITA-BRIaIni
Mid
Fin
 1.9
5.6
5.0
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 4.5
5.3
2.3
 2
0
2
 1
2
2
 2
( 1)
2
ITA-FRIaIni
Mid
Fin
 13.2
3.6
3.7
 0
0
2
 0
0
2
 13.2
3.7
3.6
 0
2
2
 0
2
2
 ( 0)
0
2
ITA-LATaIni 4.5 2 0 7.4 2 2 ( 1)
LTU-KAUaIni
Mid
Fin
 12.3
9.2
6.0
 0
0
2
 1
1
2
 16.1
1.3
10.3
 0
2
0
 0
2
0
 ( 0)
( 1)
( 0)
MLT-MLTaIni 1.7 1 0 1.1 1 2 1
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
NEZ-AUCaIni
Fin
 4.6
2.4
 0
1
 2
2
 2.1
2.5
 1
2
 2
1
 1
1
POL-TARaIni
Mid
Fin
 0.7
1.2
3.0
 0
2
1
 0
0
1
 1.7
2
2.0
 0
2
2
 0
1
1
 0
1
1
POL-WARaIni
Mid
Fin
 0.8
3.2
2.5
 2
2
1
 2
2
2
 1.2
1.3
3.0
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
ROM-BUCaIni 3.9 1 2 2.9 2 1 1
RUS-MOCaIni
Mid
Fin
 11.1
15.8
3.9
 1
0
2
 2
1
1
 16.7
16.4
11.1
 0
0
1
 0
0
2
 ( 0)
( 0)
( 1)
RUS-MOIaIni
Mid
Fin
 7.9
6.4
1.9
 0
2
2
 1
2
2
 10.8
10.3
5.9
 0
0
1
 1
1
2
 ( 0)
( 1)
( 2)
RUS-MOIbIni 2.3 0 0 8.5 0 0 ( 0)
RUS-NOCaIni
Mid
Fin
 21.5
24.4
15.0
 0
0
0
 0
0
2
 20.9
10.5
20.0
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 ( 0)
( 0)
( 0)
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
RUS-NOCbIni 14.2 0 2 14.6 0 0 ( 0)
RUS-NOIaIni
Mid
Fin
 18.8
15.7
11.7
 0
1
0
 1
2
0
 18.7
16.5
16.4
 0
0
0
 0
0
0
 ( 0)
( 0)
( 0)
SPA-CATaIni
Mid
Fin
 1.4
0.8
1.6
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 1.2
2.5
2.2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
SWE-GOTaIni
Mid
Fin
 1.5
4.9
5.2
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2.3
9.7
6.5
 2
2
1
 2
1
2
 2
( 2)
( 2)
SWE-NSWaIni
Mid
Fin
 4.5
5.6
3.5
 0
2
2
 1
2
2
 5.9
3
4.3
 0
2
2
 2
1
2
 ( 0)
( 2)
2
SWI-TICaIni
Mid
Fin
 1.6
2.7
2.1
 2
2
2
 2
2
1
 1.2
1.8
3.0
 2
2
0
 2
2
2
 2
2
1
SWI-VAFaIni
Mid
Fin
 0.6
2.5
1.9
 1
2
0
 2
2
2
 3.1
2.2
2.1
 2
2
0
 2
2
2
 2
2
0
UNK-BELaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.6
1.8
1.3
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 2.2
3.6
2.2
 2
1
2
 2
2
1
 2
2
2
UNK-GLAaIni
Mid
Fin
 2.3
2.6
4.2
 2
2
2
 2
2
0
 2.6
2.7
3.4
 2
2
2
 1
2
1
 2
2
1
USA-STAaIni
Mid
Fin
 5.8
2.1
2.6
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 4.6
2.9
2.4
 2
2
2
 2
2
2
 ( 2)
2
2
YUG-NOSaIni
Mid
Fin
 3.7
5.3
4.0
 2
1
2
 2
0
2
 4.2
3.7
4.0
 1
2
2
 2
2
2
 2
( 1)
2
RUASurveyMenWomenWTTS
MD WTTMDWTT
SBPDBPSBPDBP
If MD exceeds 5 years, then TTS may be falsely too low
In YUG-NOS kPa measurements converted to mmHg