Definition
HWMBP1DIA reports the male household member's first diastolic pressure measurement.
The related variable HWMBP1SYS reports the man's first systolic pressure measurement.
In the surveys that measured a man'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 HWMBP2DIA and HWMBP3DIA report the second and third diastolic measurements taken during the survey.