The Tecumseh Blood Pressure Study
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 150 (6), 1209-1213
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1990.00390180049008
Abstract
• In Tecumseh, Mich, we obtained blood pressure (BP) selfdetermination data in 608 healthy adults (327 men, 281 women; average age, 32.6 ± 3.5 years) representing a wide range of educational backgrounds. The average (±SD) home BP (average 12.7 readings over 1 week) was 120.7/74.8±10.4/8.6 mm Hg for men and 110.9/69.9±10.1/7.7 for women. One hundred thirty-three subjects remeasured their home BP 1 year later and a strong correlation between the two readings was obtained (r=.70). Large-scale BP self-determination is feasible. Based on the BP distribution in Tecumseh, the upper limit of normalcy for home BP (2 SDs above the mean) is 142/92 mm Hg for men and 131/85 mm Hg for women. (Arch Intern Med. 1990;150:1209-1213)Keywords
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