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However, the exact shape of these cuffs according to arm size is unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the anthropometric characteristics of the arm in a large population in order to identify the appropriate shape of the cuff for each arm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The anthropometric characteristics were assessed in 729 adults with middle arm circumference ranging from 16 to 55 cm. Subjects were divided into classes of arm size and the upper-arm slant angle of the truncated cone was calculated.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In the whole sample, the conical shape of the arm progressively increased with increasing arm circumference (r = 0.61, P &amp;lt; 0.0001). Independent predictors of the conical shape were arm circumference (P &amp;lt; 0.0001) and length (negative relationship, P &amp;lt; 0.0001), and female sex (P = 0.048). Women had a slightly more pronounced conical shape of the arm (P = 0.007) than men. However, the decrease in the slant angle across the arm-size classes showed a similar trend in men and women, and in a 2-way analysis of variance there was no interactive effect between arm size and sex on the conical shape of the arm (P = 0.11). On the basis of the slant angle calculated in each arm-size class, we provide dimensions for bladders that would appropriately fit the arm within a given circumference range.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>To properly fit the upper arm in patients with obesity cuffs should have a troncoconical shape. 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