Table 1 Characteristics, co-morbidities and habits of all 1057 participants.

From: Comparing blood pressure measurements between a photoplethysmography-based and a standard cuff-based manometry device

Characteristic

  

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

35.1 ± 23.8

Female Gender

N (%)

591 (55.9%)

Height (m)

Mean ± SD

1.67 ± 1

Weight (Kg)

Mean ± SD

68 ± 16

BMI (kg/m2)

Mean ± SD

24.1 ± 4.7

Co-morbidities & habits

Hypertension

N (%)

97 (9.1%)

Smoking

N (%)

91 (8.6%)

Hypercholesterolemia

N (%)

66 (6.2%)

Diabetes

N (%)

52 (4.9%)

Asthma

N (%)

18 (1.7%)

IHD

N (%)

13 (1.2%)

Alcohol use

N (%)

11 (1%)

CHF

N (%)

10 (0.9%)

Other

N (%)

24 (2.3%)

Anemia

N (%)

8 (0.8%)

CVA

N (%)

5 (0.5%)

Cardiac arrhythmia

N (%)

4 (0.4%)

COPD

N (%)

4 (0.4%)

Migraines

N (%)

3 (0.3%)

  1. All co-morbidities were diagnosed prior to participation in the study.
  2. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, N number of participants. IHD ischemic heart disease. CHF congestive heart failure. CVA cerebrovascular accident, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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