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

Table 3. Expected bias due to size of cuff used in the final survey (see Section 4.3 and Table 2)
RUAAvailability %
of data		Average arm
circumference (cm)		Expected bias (mmHg)
Mean SBPMean DBPProportion % of SBP>=160 or DBP>=95
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
AUS-NEWa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
AUS-PERa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
AUS-PERb 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
BEL-CHAa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
BEL-GHEa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
CAN-HALa 77 76 29.9 28 -1.3 -3.1 -0.8 -2 -3.6 -2
CHN-BEIa 98 99 27.4 26.2 -3.2 -4.4 -2.1 -2.9 -2.1 -2.5
CZE-CZEa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
DEN-GLOa 99 99 29.5 26.9 -2.2 -4.5 -1.6 -3.2 -0.8 -2.9
FIN-KUOa 100 100 32.1 30.5 -1.4 -2.6 -1.3 -2.1 -0.5 -1.3
FIN-NKAa 100 100 32.5 31.1 -1.1 -2.1 -1.1 -1.8 0 -0.8
FIN-TULa 100 100 32.3 29.9 -1.3 -3 -1.2 -2.3 -1.3 -2.3
FRA-LILa 100 99 29.1 28.1 -3.7 -4.4 -2.7 -3.2 -4.8 -3.7
FRA-STRa 97 97 30.2 28.5 -2.9 -4.2 -2.2 -3.1 -4.3 -3.7
FRA-TOUa 99 100 30.2 27.5 -2.8 -4.9 -2.2 -3.5 -0.1 -2.8
GER-AURa 100 100 30 28.1 -0.4 -2.4 -0.2 -1.5 0.6 -0.4
GER-AUUa 100 100 29.7 27.6 -0.8 -2.9 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -1.5
RUAAvailability %
of data		Average arm
circumference (cm)		Expected bias (mmHg)
Mean SBPMean DBPProportion % of SBP>=160 or DBP>=95
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
GER-BREa 100 100 29.2 27.4 -1.3 -3.2 -0.7 -2.1 0.3 -0.4
GER-BREb 100 100 29.1 27.2 -1.4 -3.4 -0.8 -2.2 -0.8 -2.1
GER-EGEb 99 100 29.3 27.4 -1.8 -3.7 -1.2 -2.5 -2 -2.5
GER-ERFa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
ICE-ICEa 99 100 31.7 29.6 -3.1 -4.4 -2.4 -3.2 -1.7 -2.2
ITA-BRIa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
ITA-FRIa 100 100 30.9 29.1 0 -1.7 0 -1.1 0.6 0
LTU-KAUa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
NEZ-AUCa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
RUAAvailability %
of data		Average arm
circumference (cm)		Expected bias (mmHg)
Mean SBPMean DBPProportion % of SBP>=160 or DBP>=95
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
POL-TARa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
POL-WARa 100 100 30.7 29.4 -1.1 -2.3 -0.9 -1.7 -0.5 -0.4
RUS-MOCa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
RUS-MOIa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
RUS-NOCa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
RUS-NOIa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
SPA-CATa 100 100 29.7 28.6 -2.2 -3.2 -1.5 -2.1 -0.9 -0.9
SWE-GOTa 0 0 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc
SWE-NSWa 99 99 32.5 30 2 -0.5 1.5 -0.2 4 0.5
SWI-TICa 100 100 29.9 28 -0.6 -2.5 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -0.6
SWI-VAFa 99 99 29.2 26.6 -1.3 -4 -0.8 -2.6 0.3 -0.9
UNK-BELa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
UNK-GLAa 98 99 29.5 28.3 -1.8 -3 -1.2 -2.1 -1.1 -2.1
USA-STAa 0 0 npc npc npc npc npc npc npc npc
YUG-NOSa 80 83 30.6 29.5 0.2 -1 0.3 -0.6 -4.4 -4.5
RUAAvailability %
of data		Average arm
circumference (cm)		Expected bias (mmHg)
Mean SBPMean DBPProportion % of SBP>=160 or DBP>=95
MenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomenMenWomen
npc: not possible to calculate
In YUG-NOS kPa measuremetns converted to mmHg
Table includes only RUAs where the final survey was done