Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10351509 | Computers in Biology and Medicine | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
By analysis of timed series of blood pressure(BP) measurements from a single individual, it was shown that data-averaging did not usually give a true value of resting systolic or diastolic pressure. Such measurements fitted a pattern of first order decay from an initial pressure towards a resting systolic or diastolic pressure, P. Using non-linear regression analysis it was possible to approach a standard error of 1Â mmHg/1Â mmHg for P values on a single day; the between-day dispersion, over a period of months, was found to be about 2Â mmHg/2Â mmHg. Computer analysis is required to give values of resting systolic and diastolic BP accompanied by error estimates.
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Authors
Christopher J. Bailey,