Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 2016

Reference ID

ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

National Department of Health (NDoH) [South Africa], Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), and ICF., Minnesota Population Center

Collection(s)

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)

Metadata

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May 01, 2020

Last modified

May 14, 2020

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Blood pressure monitor cuff size (male household members) (H_HWMBPMODEL)

Data file: ZAF2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 821

End: 822

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Value	Category
10	Small
11	Small: 17-22 cm
20	Medium
21	Medium: 23-31 cm
30	Universal
31	Universal: 22-42 cm
40	Large
41	Large: 32-42 cm
42	Large: 36-45 cm
50	Extra large
51	Extra large: 43+ cm
99	NIU (not in universe)

Description

Definition

HWMBPMODEL reports the cuff size of the blood pressure monitor used to measure the male household member's blood pressure. The centimeters associated with the cuff size correspond to the recommended arm circumference for use with that cuff size.

When the blood pressure cuff is too large or too small, errors in measuring blood pressure can occur. Using cuffs that are too small or too short can lead to overestimates of the systolic and diastolic measurements. Similarly, using cuffs that are too large can lead to underestimates. The related variable HWMBPARMCIRC reports, in centimeters, the circumference of the man's arm, midway between the elbow and the shoulder.

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Male blood pressure Variables -- TOPICS	IPUMS

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