Table 4

Concordance between SD of SBP from 3 to 20 SBP measurements

Number of BP measurementMean SD of SBP, mm HgDelta, mm HgrICC (95% CI)P valueNumber of patients
2013.4±3.7RefRefRefRef1344
1613.3±4.00.10.940.97 (0.96 to 0.97)<0.0011381
1213.1±4.20.30.820.90 (0.89 to 0.91)<0.0011396
1012.9±4.40.50.770.87 (0.85 to 0.88)<0.0011399
912.9±4.50.50.740.84 (0.82 to 0.86)<0.0011401
812.8±4.70.60.710.82 (0.80 to 0.84)<0.0011403
712.7±4.90.70.660.78 (0.76 to 0.80)<0.0011403
612.6±5.20.80.620.74 (0.71 to 0.77)<0.0011403
512.6±5.60.80.560.68 (0.65 to 0.72)<0.0011403
412.2±6.01.20.470.60 (0.55 to 0.64)<0.0011403
311.5±6.91.90.340.45 (0.39 to 0.51)<0.0011403
  • Delta, difference in SD of SBP compared with SD of SBP calculated from 20 BP measurements; ICC, intraclass correlation  coefficient; r, Pearson’s coefficient; SBP, systolic blood pressure.