title: Evaluation of the Omron MX3 Plus monitor for blood pressure measurement in adolescents.
abstract: This study analyzed the accuracy/agreement of the Omron MX3 monitor on 165 adolescents. Blood pressure was measured by the automatic monitor connected in Y with the mercury column (three consecutive and simultaneous measures). The independent measures were analyzed, and the mean differences between systolic and diastolic measures for both methods were calculated and compared with British Hypertension Society (BHS) and Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) criteria. The automatic monitor received the highest degree of BHS recommendations for systolic and diastolic blood pressures according to the BHS. The median (25th and 75th) difference between the observer and the monitor measurements was -2 (-6 and 1) mmHg for systolic and 0 (-3 and 1) mmHg for diastolic pressures. The monitor also satisfies the AAMI standard for the studied population. In conclusion, the Omron MX3 Plus monitor can be considered reliable and valid for clinical practice and is in accordance with BHS and AAMI criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid km 380, 86051-990 Londrina, PR, Brazil. diegochristofaro@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Diego Giulliano Destro
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Christofaro
authors.forename: Juliano
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Casonatto
authors.forename: Marcos Doederlein
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: Jefferson Rosa
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Rômulo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Débora Alves
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Guariglia
authors.forename: Aline Mendes
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gerage
authors.forename: Arli Ramos
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002138:Calibration; D002648:Child; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009991:Oscillometry; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013599:Systole