Keywords: Blood pressure, Self-reported hypertension. The validity of self-reported hypertension was higher among women, among individuals aged 40-59 and >60 years, among those who visited a doctor more recently (25 kg/m 2).ĬONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that self-reported hypertension is an appropriate indicator of hypertension prevalence, even in a population not living in a large urban center. Sensitivity, specificity as well as positive and negative predictive values of self-reported hypertension were assessed in relation to hypertension (mean blood pressure >90 or >140 mm Hg and/or present use of anti-hypertensive drugs). Three blood pressure measurements were performed in 970 inhabitants. METHOD: A simple random sample of residents in the city of Bambuí, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil aged >18 years was selected. OBJECTIVE: Assessing the validity of self-reported hypertension and its determinants among adults living in the community was the objective of this study. Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Pública e Envelhecimento (NESPE). Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa Sérgio Viana Peixoto Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo Validity of self-reported hypertension and its determinants (the Bambuí study)