Standardized protocol of blood pressure measurement and quality control program for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

• Main Authors: Hack-Lyoung Kim (Author), Sang Min Park (Author), In Jeong Cho (Author), Yu-Mi Kim (Author), Dae-Hee Kim (Author), Sung Hye Kim (Author), Kwang-Il Kim (Author), Ki-Chul Sung (Author), Sang-Hyun Ihm (Author), Jinho Shin (Author), Yoonjung Kim (Author), Kyungwon Oh (Author), Eun Mi Lee (Author), Quality control team of blood pressure measurements for the Korea National Health, Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Accurate blood pressure (BP) measurement is crucial for hypertension detection and management. The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) assesses the health of Koreans using representative cross-sectional data. BP measurements were historically done with mercury s...