Validation of Transtek LS808-B for self/home measurement according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of Transtek LS808-B according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol revision 2010 (ESH-IP2010).


METHODS
A total of 33 adult individuals (19 men and 14 women, mean age 46.8±15.8 years) were recruited; their systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured using the mercury sphygmomanometer and Transtek LS808-B. A total of 99 pairs of measurements were obtained from these 33 participants for comparison in two parts with three grading phases.


RESULTS
All the validation requirements were fulfilled. The number of absolute difference between the tested device and the observers within 5, 10, and 15 mmHg was 73, 94, and 98 for SBP and 78, 94, and 99 for DBP, respectively. The mean±SD of the device-observer difference was 0.5±4.4 mmHg for SBP and 0.2±4.1 mmHg for DBP. The number of participants with two or three device-observer differences within 5 mmHg was 24 for SBP and 27 for DBP. In addition, two of the participants had no device-observer difference within 5 mmHg for SBP and one of the participants had the same for DBP.


CONCLUSIONS
Transtek LS808-B has passed all phases of ESH-IP 2010, and hence can be recommended for self/home measurement in adult populations.
Department of Neurology, Zhongshan People's Hospital, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China.
Zhong Hua
ZH
Liu
Xian Yue
XY
Liu
Wen Jun
WJ
Wu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic