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Blood Pressure Exam
File Frequencies
(BPX.XPT)

Table of Contents
 bullet PEASCST1: Blood Pressure Status
bullet PEASCTM1: Blood Pressure Time in Seconds
bullet PEASCCT1: Blood Pressure Comment
bullet BPXCHR: 60 sec HR (30 sec HR * 2)
bullet BPQ150A: Had food in the past 30 minutes?
bullet BPQ150B: Had alcohol in the past 30 minutes?
bullet BPQ150C: Had coffee in the past 30 minutes?
bullet BPQ150D: Had cigarettes in the past 30 minutes?
bullet BPAARM: Arm selected:
bullet BPACSZ: Coded cuff size
bullet BPXPLS: 60 sec. pulse (30 sec. pulse * 2):
bullet BPXDB: # of dropped beats in 30 seconds
bullet BPXPULS: Pulse regular or irregular?
bullet BPXPTY: Pulse type:
bullet BPXML1: MIL: maximum inflation levels (mm Hg)
bullet BPXSY1: Systolic: Blood pres (1st rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPXDI1: Diastolic: Blood pres (1st rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPAEN1: Enhancement used first reading
bullet BPXSY2: Systolic: Blood pres (2nd rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPXDI2: Diastolic: Blood pres (2nd rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPAEN2: Enhancement used second reading
bullet BPXSY3: Systolic: Blood pres (3rd rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPXDI3: Diastolic: Blood pres (3rd rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPAEN3: Enhancement used third reading
bullet BPXSY4: Systolic: Blood pres (4th rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPXDI4: Diastolic: Blood pres (4th rdg) mm Hg
bullet BPAEN4: Enhancement used fourth reading
bullet BPXSAR: SBP average reported to examinee
bullet BPXDAR: DBP average reported to examinee

Blood Pressure Status
PEASCST1 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
1: Complete 8958 96.51 8958 96.51
2: Partial 38 0.41 8996 96.92
3: Not done 286 3.08 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : PEASCTM1 Blood Pressure
Time in Seconds
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
9282 0 0 4051

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Blood Pressure Comment
PEASCCT1 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
0: None 8960 96.53 8960 96.53
1: Safety exclusion 3 0.03 8963 96.56
2: SP refusal 52 0.56 9015 97.12
3: No time 15 0.16 9030 97.29
4: Physical limitation 7 0.08 9037 97.36
5: Communication problem 4 0.04 9041 97.40
6: Equipment failure 1 0.01 9042 97.41
7: SP ill/emergency 9 0.10 9051 97.51
56: Came late/left early 174 1.87 9225 99.39
99: Other, specify 57 0.61 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXCHR 60 sec HR
(30 sec HR * 2)
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
1744 7538 50 180

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Had food in the past 30 minutes?
BPQ150A Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2022 21.78 2022 21.78
1: Yes 2022 21.78 4044 43.57
2: No 5238 56.43 9282 100.00

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Had alcohol in the past 30 minutes?
BPQ150B Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2022 21.78 2022 21.78
1: Yes 4 0.04 2026 21.83
2: No 7256 78.17 9282 100.00

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Had coffee in the past 30 minutes?
BPQ150C Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2022 21.78 2022 21.78
1: Yes 30 0.32 2052 22.11
2: No 7230 77.89 9282 100.00

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Had cigarettes in the past 30 minutes?
BPQ150D Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2022 21.78 2022 21.78
1: Yes 79 0.85 2101 22.64
2: No 7181 77.36 9282 100.00

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Arm selected:
BPAARM Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2022 21.78 2022 21.78
1: Right 7209 77.67 9231 99.45
2: Left 39 0.42 9270 99.87
8: Could not obtain 12 0.13 9282 100.00

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Coded cuff size
BPACSZ Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2038 21.96 2038 21.96
1: Infant (6X12) 6 0.06 2044 22.02
2: Child (9X17) 1374 14.80 3418 36.82
3: Adult (12X22) 3480 37.49 6898 74.32
4: Large (15X32) 2050 22.09 8948 96.40
5: Thigh (18X35) 334 3.60 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXPLS 60 sec. pulse
(30 sec. pulse * 2):
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
7253 2029 36 142

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Analysis Variable : BPXDB # of dropped
beats in 30 seconds
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
57 9225 1 6

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Pulse regular or irregular?
BPXPULS Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 279 3.01 279 3.01
1: Regular 8736 94.12 9015 97.12
2: Irregular 267 2.88 9282 100.00

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Pulse type:
BPXPTY Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2026 21.83 2026 21.83
1: Radial 7247 78.08 9273 99.90
2: Brachial 9 0.10 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXML1 MIL: maximum
inflation levels (mm Hg)
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
7229 2053 100 260

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Analysis Variable : BPXSY1 Systolic:
Blood pres (1st rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6457 2825 74 242

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Analysis Variable : BPXDI1 Diastolic:
Blood pres (1st rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6457 2825 0 132

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Enhancement used first reading
BPAEN1 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2054 22.13 2054 22.13
1: Yes 2 0.02 2056 22.15
2: No 7226 77.85 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXSY2 Systolic:
Blood pres (2nd rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6368 2914 72 226

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Analysis Variable : BPXDI2 Diastolic:
Blood pres (2nd rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6368 2914 0 128

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Enhancement used second reading
BPAEN2 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2054 22.13 2054 22.13
1: Yes 75 0.81 2129 22.94
2: No 7153 77.06 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXSY3 Systolic:
Blood pres (3rd rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6256 3026 74 232

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Analysis Variable : BPXDI3 Diastolic:
Blood pres (3rd rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
6255 3027 0 120

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Enhancement used third reading
BPAEN3 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 2054 22.13 2054 22.13
1: Yes 100 1.08 2154 23.21
2: No 7128 76.79 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXSY4 Systolic:
Blood pres (4th rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
1643 7639 72 234

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Analysis Variable : BPXDI4 Diastolic:
Blood pres (4th rdg) mm Hg
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
1643 7639 0 136

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Enhancement used fourth reading
BPAEN4 Frequency Percent Cumulative
Frequency		 Cumulative
Percent
Missing 7146 76.99 7146 76.99
1: Yes 52 0.56 7198 77.55
2: No 2084 22.45 9282 100.00

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Analysis Variable : BPXSAR SBP average
reported to examinee
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
7215 2067 73 233

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Analysis Variable : BPXDAR DBP average
reported to examinee
N N Miss Minimum Maximum
7215 2067 0 132

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This page last reviewed January 11, 2007

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