Before evaluating the electronic sphygmomanometer, I had heard many people talk about the electronic sphygmomanometer and mercury sphygmomanometer, and they all reported the electronic sphygmomanometer as "the result was inaccurate", "or mercury is better"; I also experienced the terrible experience of being measured by the electronic sphygmomanometer due to severe allergies to see the emergency department and the low pressure measured by the electronic sphygmomanometer was only 40mmHg (shock edge), and the doctor measured the mercury sphygmomanometer with a 60mmHg, and the false alarm was a terrible experience of being scared out of a cold sweat. Electronic sphygmomanometers are so "unreliable", why are more and more hospitals or physical examination centers using electronic sphygmomanometers for testing?
We selected 6 brands, 9 electronic sphygmomanometers, from Japan's Omron, Panasonic, to the domestic Jiuan, Yuyue, Lexin, Mijia, after more than ten days of joint efforts, finally completed this evaluation.
1. The best upper arm sphygmomanometer - Mijia iHealth upper arm sphygmomanometer
Adhering to the consistent white simple appearance of Mijia, the high level of intelligence, convenient operation mode and excellent measurement results make The Mijia iHealth upper arm intelligent electronic sphygmomanometer become the best upper arm sphygmomanometer in our evaluation. Compared to other upper-arm electronic sphygmomanometers, we think it can be ranked as a champion for reasons such as:
Mijia style appearance;
The only electronic sphygmomanometer with voice broadcast function;
The only two models have an APP end and can remotely check the blood pressure status of their parents;
Only one of the two has a group storage function;
An upper-arm electronic sphygmomanometer with minimal measurement error.
A small fly in the ointment is that for measuring people with thicker arms, the arm wrapping is slightly uneven.
2. The best wrist sphygmomanometer - Panasonic EW-BW13 wrist sphygmomanometer
Panasonic's EW-BW13 wrist-based electronic sphygmomanometer was honored as the best wrist sphygmomanometer in this review, mainly in the following points:
The most beautiful shape: the main color of rose red is very prominent in a group of whites and grays;
Best accuracy and wearing comfort;
Full functionality: In addition to the regular function, it also has a body movement prompt.
The disadvantage is only that the pressure is slightly slower, plus there is no voice broadcast, but this does not matter, in this era of face control, we think that the face is everything, take out very stylish, so it is very suitable for young people to buy and use.
3. The second choice is the upper arm sphygmomanometer - Omron HEM-7136
Omron is the world's largest manufacturer of electronic sphygmomanometers, and in our test, both the HEM-8612 wrist sphygmomanometer and the HEM-7136 upper arm sphygmomanometer have become the second choice sphygmomanometer recommended by us in this review. HeM-7136 in addition to the same as HEM-8612 to maintain the exquisite style of design, workmanship, its full function, large measurement range, manual pressure are a strong competitive advantage, but its measurement error average is slightly inferior to the Xiaomi iHealth upper arm sphygmomanometer; in addition, the weight, no intelligence, no backlight, no grouping, etc. make it lose in the PK with the Mijia iHealth sphygmomanometer, ranking second.
4. The second choice wrist sphygmomanometer - Omron HEM-8612
The accuracy of the measurement results of the Omron HEM-8612 wrist electronic sphygmomanometer is second only to the performance of the Panasonic EW-BW13 wrist sphygmomanometer, its exquisite workmanship and excellent quality make it the second choice of wrist electronic sphygmomanometer in this review, and it performed excellently in the following aspects during the evaluation process:
Light weight, only 122g, ranking second among all wrist-mounted electronic sphygmomanometers;
The size of the whole machine is the smallest in the wrist type, but the screen size and display font size are consistent with other products;
The design is intimate and the instructions are easy to understand.
However, the disadvantages are also more obvious, the function is too single, there is no backlight display, no voice broadcast.
5. No recommended product - Borderless blood pressure meter
The appearance design of The Borderless Portable Intelligent Blood Pressure Monitor is very right from the title of its portable blood pressure monitor, the weight of 35g and the thickness of less than 1.5cm, the overall size of the Nokia 3310 mobile phone (if you remember its size) is almost the same oval shape, coupled with the intelligent management of the mobile phone APP, in fact, it is very eye-catching.
However, as a medical device used to measure blood pressure, we have not found its legal identity card on its official website and the website of the State Food and Drug Administration - the approval number, without the approval number, it can not be counted as a medical device product at all; even if it is not marked on the official website that meets the standard, it is not even a qualified product. Secondly, it can give you the frequency of measuring blood pressure is slightly higher than the probability of winning the jackpot when you buy a lottery ticket, and whether the reading or not depends on the "mood" of the blood pressure monitor itself, regardless of the accuracy of the results. Coupled with the APP that does not work much and the manual with no actual content, Xiaobian really does not know whether to buy it to measure blood pressure or add blockage (at least Xiaobian is very blocked), so we do not recommend this borderless portable intelligent blood pressure monitor.
<h1>What a good electronic sphygmomanometer should look like</h1>
For electronic sphygmomanometers, the indicators for evaluating their quality are actually very simple, and the readings are accurate, but they do not seem to be limited to this one indicator. So what exactly should a good electronic sphygmomanometer look like? After "playing" with so many electronic sphygmomanometers and comparing them with mercury sphygmomanometers, Xiaobian believes that a good electronic sphygmomanometer should have the following characteristics:
Excellent measurement accuracy: prerequisites;
Comfortable wearing feeling: the material of the wristband or cuff is crucial;
Good use experience: Considering that the mainstream users of electronic sphygmomanometers are still mainly middle-aged and elderly, it should also have a large screen, a clear display effect, backlighting, voice broadcasting and other additional functions;
Group memory function: Because many families share a blood pressure monitor with family members, if there is a group function, it will be convenient for all family members to monitor their blood pressure fluctuations in the past period of time at any time;
Measuring position prompts (for wrist electronic sphygmomanometers), incorrect posture during measurement will lead to inaccurate measurement results, and sphygmomanometers with positional prompts can avoid inaccuracies caused by incorrect postures;
Excellent appearance and workmanship;
Reasonable price: The world knows that you get what you pay for, but what is expensive is not necessarily the ideal, and the price proportional to the workmanship and accuracy is the most ideal.
In addition, under the current tide of smart homes, intelligent management through mobile phone APP is also a feature that an electronic sphygmomanometer that keeps up with the trend of the times is the best feature.
Excellent measurement accuracy
Measurement position cues (for wrist-mounted electronic sphygmomanometers)
Mobile APP for intelligent management
<h1>Assessment results</h1>
Of the 9 electronic sphygmomanometers in this evaluation, except for one that could not read the results many times during the evaluation process, resulting in no actual data being measured, the accuracy tests of the remaining 8 models performed well. The performance of domestic brands is no worse than that of international brands, and the measurement accuracy of wrist sphygmomanometers is similar to that of upper-arm electronic sphygmomanometers. In terms of price, the price range of 8 products is also the price range that ordinary families usually choose, so it still has considerable guiding significance.
accuracy
The measurement results are shown in the table below.
As can be seen from the above table, the error of the 4 upper arm electronic sphygmomanometers compared with the mercury sphygmomanometer, except for one set of data exceeding 10mmHg, the rest of the data are below 10mmHg. According to the blood pressure floating standard, the error is not more than 10mmHg is in the normal range, and the measurement data error of the Mijia iHealth upper-arm electronic blood pressure monitor is the smallest.
For wrist-type electronic sphygmomanometers, it can be seen from the above table that the error of the 5 wrist-type electronic sphygmomanometers is not greater than that of the upper arm, and even some brands have smaller errors than the upper arm electronic sphygmomanometers. Panasonic EW-BW13 wrist-operated electronic sphygmomanometer performed best, followed by Omron HEM-8612.
Note: Because it is difficult to obtain measurement data during the measurement process of the phantom soundless intelligent electronic blood pressure monitor, only 8 electronic blood pressure monitor measurement results are given in the table.
Product weight, applicable arm circumference or wrist circumference, working response time
Product weight, applicable arm circumference or wrist circumference and working response time results are shown in the table below.