PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Heller, R F
AU  - Rose, G
AU  - Pedoe, H D
AU  - Christie, D G
TI  - Blood pressure measurement in the United Kingdom Heart Disease Prevention Project.
AID  - 10.1136/jech.32.4.235
DP  - 1978 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
PG  - 235--238
VI  - 32
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/32/4/235.short
4100  - http://jech.bmj.com/content/32/4/235.full
SO  - J Epidemiol Community Health1978 Dec 01; 32
AB  - A blood pressure measurement was part of a cardiovascular screening examination of 8397 middle-aged men taking part in the intervention section of the United Kingdom Heart Disease Prevention Project. Standardised training techniques reduced observer bias to acceptable limits in four out of a total of five observers. The time of day and room temperature both made significant differences to the blood pressure measurement. High room temperatures in particular apparently had a marked effect in reducing the level of blood pressure. There were consistent and large positive associations with increasing age and overweight. The survey revealed a poor degree of blood pressure control in the community at the time of screening--only 7% of the "hypertensive" population had their diastolic pressure controlled to below 100 mm Hg.