Table 1 Participants' anthropometric characteristics and blood pressure measurements during the first and the second assessment (mean±s.d.)

From: Long-term reproducibility of home vs. office blood pressure in children and adolescents: the Arsakeion school study

 

Assessment A

Assessment B

P-value (A vs. B)

Age (years)

11.3±3.1

12.7±2.8

<0.001

Height (cm)

154.0±19.8

158.8±17.0

<0.001

Weight (kg)

51.4±21.0

57.3±21.2

<0.001

Body mass index (kg m−2)

20.7±4.5

22.0±5.0

<0.001

OBP systolic (mm Hg)

118.0±13.1*

120.0±14.9

NS

OBP diastolic (mm Hg)

70.5±8.0

68.7±11.5

NS

HBP systolic (mm Hg)

121.9±9.1

118.2±9.2

<0.01

HBP diastolic (mm Hg)

70.0±7.1

68.8±6.0

NS

ABP systolic (mm Hg)

—

120.6±11.5*

—

ABP diastolic (mm Hg)

—

70.6±5.5

—

  1. Abbreviations: ABP, awake ambulatory blood pressure; HBP, home blood pressure; NS, not significant; OBP, office blood pressure. *P<0.05, for comparison vs. HBP of the same column.
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