The consistency of various high blood pressure indicators based on questionnaire and physical measures data from the Canada Health Survey.
The consistency of various high blood pressure indicators based on questionnaire and physical measures data from the Canada Health Survey.
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基于加拿大健康调查问卷和身体测量数据的各种高血压指标的一致性。
作者:
J. Gentleman;M. Tomiak
Several indicators of the presence of high blood pressure, taken from different parts of Canada Health Survey data, are compared at the individual respondent level to determine their consistency and their usefulness, alone or in combination, in measuring the prevalence of hypertension. The results demonstrate some systematic and substantial discrepancies among various high blood pressure indicators derived from questionnaire data, and between questionnaire data and physically measured blood pressure status.