Original Research

The Differences in the Measurements of Blood Pressure over BareVersus Sleeved Arm with Routine Clothing in Outdoor Patients

Abdul Khalid
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad
Rubina Rafique
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad
Muhammad Arshad
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad
Mazhar Hamdani
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad
M. Naseem Sheikh
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad
Sabahat Zahra
AJK Medical College Muzaffarabad

✉ Correspondence: Abdul Khalid Email: abdulkhalid301@gmail.com

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v4i2.2325
Volume: 4, Issue 2 Pages: 120–124 Published: 02 Jun 2023
Received: 31 Jan 2023 Accepted: 01 Mar 2023 Published Online: 02 Jun 2023

Abstract

Objective

To observe the differences in the measurements of the Blood pressure over the sleeved arm with routine clothing versus bare arm. To determine whether these differences were statistically significant in making clinical decisions for treatment of hypertension.

Methods

This prospective, Observational study was done in the Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) Muzaffarabad. 100 adult patients attending the medical OPD were included. The first measurement of the blood pressure was taken over the sleeved arm with cloths. For the second measurement, all extra cloths over the shirt (Shawls, Coats, sweaters) were removed and sleeve of the shirt was folded upward to expose the arm and then the Blood pressure was measured over the bare arm. The values were compared by the independent sample t-test and reliability was determined by Cronbach alpha with SPSS-23.

Results

The Mean systolic Blood pressure with Sleeve was 122.62 mmHg (SD ±25.56) and without Sleeve it was120.25 mmHg (SD ±25.48). The mean difference of Blood pressure was 2.37 mmHg. The Mean Diastolic Blood pressure with Sleeve was 75.25 mmHg (SD ±14.20) and without Sleeve it was 75.96 mmHg (SD ±14.26). The mean difference of Blood pressure was 0.7 mmHg. When compared with the paired samples t-test the paired differences were not statistically significant.

Conclusion

The measurement of Blood pressures is only slightly different over the sleeved arm as compared with the bare arm and these trivial differences have no impact in the management decisions of patients.

Keywords
Hypertension Blood pressure measurement sleeved arm Blood pressure

How to Cite This Article

Khalid A, Rafique R, Arshad M, Hamdani M, Sheikh MN, Zahra S. The Differences in the Measurements of Blood Pressure over BareVersus Sleeved Arm with Routine Clothing in Outdoor Patients. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2023;4(2):120–124. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v4i2.2325

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Conflict of Interest

All authors declare no competing interests.

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No specific funding was received for this research.

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