Table 5 Percent agreement between the reference device and the BB-613WP in identifying high and normal blood pressure. Hypertension was defined as a systolic value of > 140 mmHg or a diastolic value of > 90 mmHg. Kappa is given as a value (lower–upper limit).

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

 

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Agreement (%)

Kappa

Hypertension

100

92.4

94.9

0.89 [0.79–0.98]

No Hypertension

100

96.2

96.5

0.74 [0.66–0.83]

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