https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 United Nation’s sustainable development goals: establishing baseline for Australian building sector https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49506 Wed 07 Feb 2024 16:33:59 AEDT ]]> Validity of a protocol to estimate patients' pre-morbid basal blood pressure* https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36190 measured during nighttime ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) and basal MAP estimated using a standardized protocol. Materials and methods: For a cohort of 137 consecutive patients, aged ≥40 years, who recently underwent ABPM, a blinded investigator estimated basal MAP from up to five most recent clinic BP measurements. Both basal MAP values, measured and estimated, were compared pairwise for each participant. Results: We traced a median of 4 [interquartile range 3-5] previous BP measurements per patient over a median period of 132 [interquartile range 55-277] days up until the ABPM test. The estimated basal MAP (mean 88 ± 8 mmHg) was linearly related (Pearson's r = 0.41, p = 0.0001) to the measured basal MAP (mean 88 ± 12 mmHg). Bland-Altman plot revealed a mean bias of 0.3 mmHg with agreement limits of ±22 mmHg. Conclusions: The mean bias between estimated and measured values for basal MAP was insignificant and modest. When a recent nighttime ABPM is unavailable, a protocol based on recent clinic BP readings can be used to estimate patient's basal MAP. Study registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613001382763.]]> Thu 27 Feb 2020 09:35:33 AEDT ]]> Rank annihilation correction for the amendment of instrumental inconsistencies https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:3228 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:22:15 AEDT ]]>