Diagnostic accuracy of blood pressure measurement methods for hypertension screening in obesity: does one fit all?
This study shows a different accuracy of BP measurement methods across different categories of obesity assessment tools. OBPM emerges as an alternative to ABPM in patients with obesity, greatly increased waist circumference and increased waist to hip ratio, while HBPM in patients overweight or with increased waist circumference.
Authors
- Vasilios Kotsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-8097)
- Serafeim‐Chrysovalantis Kotoulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6092-1341)
- Panagiota Anyfanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5658-4629)
- Christina Antza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-7435)
Institutions
- Papageorgiou General Hospital (GR)
- Ippokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000004142
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00