title: The Tecumseh Blood Pressure Study. Normative data on blood pressure self-determination.
abstract: In Tecumseh, Mich, we obtained blood pressure (BP) self-determination data in 608 healthy adults (327 men, 281 women; average age, 32.6 +/- 3.5 years) representing a wide range of educational backgrounds. The average (+/- SD) home BP (average 12.7 readings over 1 week) was 120.7/74.8 +/- 10.4/8.6 mm Hg for men and 110.9/69.9 +/- 10.1/7.7 for women. One hundred thirty-three subjects remeasured their home BP 1 year later and a strong correlation between the two readings was obtained (r = .70). Large-scale BP self-determination is feasible. Based on the BP distribution in Tecumseh, the upper limit of normalcy for home BP (2 SDs above the mean) is 142/92 mm Hg for men and 131/85 mm Hg for women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mejia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Julius
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Schork
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kneisley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*