Table 4: Analysis of inter-arm blood pressure difference and blood pressure by classification.
Covariates | IAD Mean Change | Statistical Test | P-Value | |
< 10 | ≥ 10 | |||
Hypertension Category (Using Averaged Measurement) | ||||
Normal | 147 | 17 | Fisher's Exact test | 0.02 |
Stage I Hypertension* | 35 | 11 | ||
Stage II Hypertensive** | 5 | 2 | ||
Hypertension Category (Using Lowest Measurement) | ||||
Normal | 159 | 26 | Fisher's Exact test | 1 |
Stage I Hypertension* | 24 | 4 | ||
Stage II Hypertensive** | 4 | 0 | ||
Hypertension Category (Using Highest Measurement) | ||||
Normal | 115 | 9 | Chi-sq test | < 0.001 |
Stage I Hypertension* | 53 | 10 | ||
Stage II Hypertensive** | 19 | 11 |
*Stage I hypertension: 120/80 to 139/89;**Stage II hypertension: 140/90 to 159/99.