Validation of the AM5600 ambulatory blood pressure monitor in children and adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
We measured ambulatory blood pressure using the AM5600 in children and adolescents participating in a research study to assess the relationship of blood pressure to risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Although the use of this monitor has been previously reported in adults, it has not been validated in pediatric patients.


METHODS
In this study, we assess the accuracy of the monitor as compared with the mercury sphygmomanometer in children of 7-18 years of age.


RESULTS
We found that the mean of the difference between the monitor and the mercury device was 0.29+/-3.5 and 0.045+/-3.7 mmHg for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively, which fulfills the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation standard for use of a device. The cumulative percentage of readings between the two devices which differed by 5, 10 and 15 mmHg or more assigned a grade of A grade to the device according to the British Hypertension Society.


CONCLUSIONS
The AM5600 ambulatory blood pressure device is valid for measurement of blood pressure in children and adolescents.
Jones
Deborah P
DP
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. dpjones@utmem.edu
Richey
Phyllis A
PA
Alpert
Bruce S
BS
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D044466:Asian People; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012955:Societies, Medical; D019722:Sphygmomanometers / Q000592:standards*; D044465:White People