Open AccessMean mid-arm circumference and blood pressure cuff sizes for US children, adolescents and adults
Author(s) -
Yechiam Ostchega,
Jeffery P. Hughes,
Tatiawankwo,
Guangyu Zhang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
blood pressure monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1473-5725
pISSN - 1359-5237
DOI - 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000349
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , circumference , blood pressure , cuff , population , national health and nutrition examination survey , demography , waist , cross sectional study , cardiology , body mass index , pediatrics , surgery , geometry , mathematics , statistics , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Measuring blood pressure (BP) requires an appropriate BP cuff size given measured mid-arm circumference (mid-AC).