Tolerability of the Oscar 2 ambulatory blood pressure monitor among research participants: a cross-sectional repeated measures study

Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 60)

Characteristic	n	Percent*	Mean (SD)
Age group (years)
29-44	22	36.7
45-64	34	56.7
>65	4	6.7
Female sex	31	51.7
Race
Black	24	40.0
White	34	56.7
Other	2	3.3
Hispanic ethnicity	2	3.3
Education level
Some high school	2	3.3
High school graduate	3	5.0
Some college	21	35.0
College graduate	34	56.7
Self-reported health
Excellent	10	16.7
Very good	29	48.3
Good	16	26.7
Fair or poor	5	8.3
Nonsmoker	50	83.3
BMI
Normal (<25 kg/m²)	11	18.3
Overweight (25-29 kg/m²)	15	25.0
Obese (≥30 kg/m²)	34	56.7
Arm circumference**
<35 cm	36	72.0
≥35 cm	14	28.0
Married or living with partner**
Yes	35	65.0
No	15	35.0
24-hour systolic BP, mm Hg (1^st time)			148 (14)
24-hour diastolic BP, mm Hg (1^st time)			87 (10)
24-hour systolic BP, mm Hg (2^nd time)			146 (14)
24-hour diastolic BP, mm Hg (2^nd time)			85 (10)

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