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Demographic and Health Survey 2016 - IPUMS Subset

Nepal, 2016
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NPL_2016_DHS_v01_M_v01_A_IPUMS
Producer(s)
Ministry of Health, Nepal; New ERA; and ICF., Minnesota Population Center
Collection(s)
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)
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Blood pressure monitor cuff size (male household members) (H_HWMBPMODEL)

Data file: NPL2016-H.dat

Overview

Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 772
End: 773
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
317. USE THE ARM CIRCUMFERENCE MEASUREMENT TO SELECT THE APPROPRIATE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR CUFF SIZE. CIRCLE THE CODE FOR THE CUFF SIZE.

SMALL: 16 CM TO 24 CM 1
UNIVERSAL: 22 CM TO 42 CM 2
LARGE; 36 CM TO 45 CM 3
Categories
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)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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.

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