Hem 780 intellisense automated blood pressure monitor

From a sitting position, three blood pressure readings, 45 seconds apart, were taken using an Omron HEM-780 Intellisense Automated Blood Pressure Monitor on the respondent's left arm. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were recorded and averaged across the three measurements (mmHg).

Blood pressure was measured using the Omron HEM-780 Intellisense Automated blood pressure monitor (Omron Healthcare, Bannockburn, IL, USA) during face-to-face interviews in 2016 (n = 1655) or 2018 (n = 1415) [31 ]. Three measurements were taken 45 s apart on the participant’s left arm. Measurements of SBP > 250 mmHg and DBP < 40 mmHg were censored (18 BP measurements for 18 participants), and the participant’s blood pressure was calculated as the mean of the remaining BP measurements. For participants using antihypertensive medications, we added 15 mmHg and 10 mmHg to the average SBP and DBP, respectively [6 (link)].