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Lee, Park, Moon, Kim, and Kim: Age effects on the differences between Omron HEM 907 blood pressure monitor and manual mercury sphygmomanometer blood pressure readings

ABSTRACT

Background:

To validate Omron HEM 907 XL blood pressure monitor (test device) against auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometer in children aged 7–18 years old in accordance with International Protocol of European Society of Hypertension revised in 2010 (ESH-IP2) and British Hypertension Society (BHS) protocol.

Methods:

Seventy-five children and adolescents were recruited for the study. A validation procedure was performed following the protocol which was prepared on the basis of ESH-IP2 and BHS protocol for children and adolescents. Each underwent 7 sequential blood pressure (BP) measurements alternatively with a mercury sphygmomanometer and the test device. The results were analyzed according to the validation criteria of ESH-IP2.

Results:

The mean BP (± standard deviation [SD]) difference of absolute value between the test device and mercury sphygmomanometer readings in all the 75 subjects was 3.26 ±3.08 mm Hg for systolic BP and 4.11 ±3.50 mm Hg for diastolic BP. These results fulfilled AAMI criterion of mean ±SD below 5 ±8 mm Hg for both systolic and diastolic BP. The proportion of test device-observer mercury sphygmomanometer BP differences within 5, 10 and 15 mm Hg were 81%, 96%, 99% for SBP and 72%, 93%, 99% for diastolic blood pressure (DBP), respectively, in the part 1 analysis, so both systolic blood pressure (SBP) and DBP passed the part 1 criteria. As for the part 2 analysis, SBP passed the criteria, bur DBP failed.

Conclusions:

Omron HEM 907 XL BP monitor failed an adapted ESH-IP2, though SBP passed. When comparing the BP readings by oscillometers with mercury sphygmomanometer, the differences between them, particularly in diastolic BP, should be taken into account, because DBP can be underestimated.

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Fig. 1.
Plot of pressure differences between the test device and the better observer (y-axis), and mean pressure of the observer and the device (x-axis), for systolic blood pressure in children and adolescents. BP, blood pressure.
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Fig. 2.
Plot of pressure differences between the test device and the better observer (y-axis), and mean pressure of the observer and the device (x-axis), for diastolic blood pressure in children and adolescents. BP, blood pressure.
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Table 1.
Distribution of subjects by age and sex
Age (yr, month) Male Female Number
7,0 – 10,11 13 12 25
11,0 – 14,11 15 11 26
15,0 – 18,11 17 8 25
Total 45 31 76
Table 2.
Means and SDs of BP by sex, age and 50 percentile of height among Korean children and adolescents
Male Female
Systolic BP (mm Hg) Mean (SD) -1SD +1SD Mean (SD) -1SD +1SD
8 yr 97.6 (10.2) 87.4 107.8 102.2 (11.0) 91.2 113.2
12 yr 108.1 (11.2) 96.9 119.3 106.0 (10.9) 95.1 116.9
16 yr 115.1 (14.4) 100.7 129.5 105.5 (11.3) 94.2 116.8
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
8 yr 56.0 (8.6) 47.4 64.6 58.0 (8.0) 50.0 66.0
12 yr 59.7 (7.6) 52.1 67.3 59.3 (7.9) 51.4 67.2
16 yr 59.7 (8.7) 51 68.4 60.7 (7.6) 53.1 68.3

BP, blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Table 3.
Subjects details
Sex
Male : Female 44 : 31
Age (yr)
Range (low : high) 7 yr 1 month : 8 yr 11 month
Mean (± SD) 13 yr (3 yr 6 month)
Right upper arm (cm)
Range (low : high) 20.0 : 39.6
Mean (± SD) 24.9 (3.6)
Cuff (Omron HEM 907 XL)
Children (17 – 22 cm) 17
Small adult (22 – 32 cm) 54
Large adult (32 – 42 cm) 4
BP (mm Hg) SBP DBP
Range (low : high) 88 : 147 48 : 80
Mean (± SD) 106.8 (11.3) 61.9 (8.5)

BP, blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 4.
Distribution of subjects by the range of blood pressure (BP) (7 – 18 years of age)
Male Femal e Total
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
Low < ‑ 1SD 2 6 8
Mean 33 25 58
High > + 1SD 8 1 9
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
Low < ‑ 1SD 1 6 7
Mean 29 20 49
High > + 1SD 13 6 19

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Table 5.
Observer measurements in each recruitment range
SBP (mm Hg) DBP (mm Hg)
Range 82 : 147 Range 43 : 81
Low (< 90) 9 Low (< 50) 9
Medium (90 – 130) 207 Medium (50 – 80) 215
High (> 130) 9 High (> 80) 1
Maximum difference 198 Maximum difference 214

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 6.
Observer differences
SBP (mm Hg) DBP (mm Hg) Repeat
Observer 1 -
Observer 2
Range (low : high) 0 : 3 0 : 4
Mean (± SD) 0.8 (0.9) 0.9 (1.0) 12

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Table 7.
Results of the validation analysis of blood pressure readings (n = 225)
Part 1 ≤5 mm Hg ≤10 mm Hg ≤15 mm Hg Grade 1 Mean (mm Hg) SD (mm Hg)
Pass requirement
Two of 165 (73) 198 (88) 219 (97)
All of 147 (65) 185 (82) 212 (94)
Achieved
SBP 183 (81) 216 (96) 224 (99) Pass 3.26 3.08
DBP 162 (72) 210 (93) 223 (99) Pass 4.11 3.50

Values are presented as number (%).

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

Table 8.
Results of the validation analysis of individual children (n = 75)
Part 2 2/3 0/3 Grade 2 Grade 3
≤5 mm Hg ≤5 mm Hg
Pass requirement ≥55 (73) ≤7 (9)
Achieved
SBP 66 (88) 3 (4) Pass Pass
DBP 59 (78) 9 (12) Fail Fail

Values are presented as number (%).

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation.

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