Definition
HWFBP1SYS reports the female household member's first systolic pressure measurement.
The related variable HWFBP1DIA reports the woman's first diastolic pressure measurement.
In the surveys that measured a woman's blood pressure, the interviewer measured the person's blood pressure at three different times. Because blood pressure measurements only represent an instantaneous value, the average of multiple measurements may provide more accurate results. The related variables HWFBP2SYS and HWFBP3SYS report the second and third systolic measurements taken during the survey.