Before buying a blood pressure monitor, you should be clear about which type of device is suitable for you. In addition to the well-known blood pressure monitors for the upper arm, there are also devices that can be attached to the wrist.
For a successful measurement, the cuff should fit tightly around the wrist or upper arm, but not too tightly.
For upper arm blood pressure monitors, the cuff size should match the width of your upper arm. It should not be too loose or too tight, otherwise there could be discrepancies as the blood pressure readings will be affected if the cuff is put on incorrectly.
For people with thick upper arms, often only an XXL cuff is suitable, for slimmer people an extra thin cuff. Universal cuffs are commercially available up to about 42 cm, while the XXL cuff size goes up to about 52 cm. For wrist measurements, size hardly matters.
Another criterion is the age of the person. Whether for seniors, infants, toddlers or children - a suitable blood pressure monitor is available for everyone. In the case of blood pressure devices for seniors, it is particularly important to pay attention to readability, comprehensibility, user-friendliness and simple and automatic data transmission.
The measured values can be forwarded via Bluetooth and thus relatives or doctors can be informed about the blood pressure of the person concerned. During pregnancy, it should be noted that blood pressure should not be measured electronically.
The values are often very inaccurate and can underestimate the blood pressure by up to 50 mmHg. Thus, in some cases, high blood pressure cannot even be detected.