Total participants | 770 | 300 (39) | 241 (31) | 229 (30) |
Male sex | 374 (49) | 154 (51) | 132 (55) | 88 (38) |
Mean age (SD) | 59 (9.6) | 62 (8.7) | 56 (9.4) | 57 (9.7) |
Mean body mass index (SD) | 29.7 (5.6) | 30.1 (5.8) | 28.4 (4.3) | 30.5 (6.3) |
Previous history of hypertension | 481 (63) | 184 (61) | 144 (60) | 153 (67) |
Previous history of coronary heart disease or stroke | 128 (17) | 64 (21) | 33 (14) | 31 (14) |
Successfully completed clinic monitoring (all three occasions)a | 710 (92, 90 to 94) | 287 (96, 93 to 98) | 214 (89, 84 to 92) | 209 (91, 87 to 94) |
Successfully completed home monitoring (at least 12 readings)a | 715 (93, 91 to 95) | 292 (97, 95 to 99) | 220 (91, 87 to 94) | 203 (89, 84 to 92) |
Successfully completed ambulatory monitoring (at least 14 daytime readings)a | 636 (83, 80 to 85) | 277 (92, 89 to 95) | 171 (71, 65 to 76) | 188 (82, 77 to 87) |
Mean adjusted acceptability scoresb |
Ambulatory monitoring | 2.9 (2.8 to 3.0) | 2.7 (2.6 to 2.9) | 3.1 (2.9 to 3.2) | 3.0 (2.8 to 3.1) |
Clinic monitoring | 2.4 (2.3 to 2.4) | 2.2 (2.1 to 2.4) | 2.4 (2.3 to 2.6) | 2.5 (2.4 to 2.6) |
Home monitoring | 2.1 (2.0 to 2.2) | 1.9 (1.8 to 2.1) | 2.2 (2.1 to 2.4) | 2.3 (2.1 to 2.4) |