
5-4 Terms Related to the Risk Management of High Blood Pressure
Term/Abbreviation | Description |
Hyperbalic Index, HBI | High blood pressure index |
Hypobalic Index | Low blood pressure index |
Hyperbalic Area | Time integral of the blood pressure values |
| exceeding the limits. |
| |
| trend bar graph and an integral is |
| performed on the area exceeding the user- |
| defined limits. |
| Expressed as an index per day. |
| Usually, the risk is managed by comparing |
| the data with the HBI value of a healthy |
| person according to age and sex. |
Hypobalic Area | Time integral of the blood pressure values |
| not reaching the limits. |
| |
| trend bar graph and an integral is |
| performed on the area not reaching the |
| |
| Expressed as an index per day. |
| Usually, the risk is managed by comparing |
| the data with the HBI value of a healthy |
| person according to age and sex. |
The limits of the systolic blood pressure to HBI. | |
| Set the limits of the blood pressures during |
| sleep (at night) and while awake (by day). |
The limits of the diastolic blood pressure to HBI. | |
| Set the limits of the blood pressures during |
| sleep (at night) and while awake (by day). |
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