Table 5.

Failure rate by approximate purchase price of monitor

Purchase price, £PassMonitor pass, cuff fail, nAll monitor pass, n (%)aMonitor fail, n (%a)All fail, n (%)Total, n
0–1027027 (66)14 (34)14 (34)41
11–20771087 (87)13 (13)23 (23)100
21–3040343 (91)4 (9)7 (15)47
>3141849 (94)3 (6)11 (21)52
Total185212063455240
Full breakdown for monitors costing >£30
31–40131141215
41–5083111412
51–6082100210
61–70202002
71–80325136
81–90101001
91–100505005
>100101001
  • a Percentage of total monitors by purchase-price classification.