Table 1 Characteristics of participants: (a) entire population; (b) non-overweight children only
From: Blood pressure reference values for European non-overweight school children: The IDEFICS study
Age (years) | Girls | Boys | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2–<3 | 3–<4 | 4–<5 | 5–<6 | 6–<7 | 7–<8 | 8–<9 | 9–<10 | 10–<11 | All | 2–<3 | 3–<4 | 4–<5 | 5–<6 | 6–<7 | 7–<8 | 8–<9 | 9–<10 | 10–<11 | ALL | |
(a) | ||||||||||||||||||||
N | 200 | 960 | 1196 | 1002 | 1398 | 1945 | 1287 | 299 | 112 | 8399 | 224 | 1016 | 1290 | 1121 | 1390 | 1854 | 1239 | 286 | 118 | 8538 |
Height (cm) | 93 (3) | 100 (4) | 106 (5) | 114 (5) | 120 (5) | 126 (5) | 131 (5) | 137 (7) | 143 (6) | 119 (13) | 94 (4) | 101 (5) | 108 (5) | 114 (5) | 121 (5) | 128 (5) | 132 (6) | 138 (6) | 142 (6) | 119 (13) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 16.1 (1.6) | 15.9 (1.5) | 15.8 (1.9) | 15.9 (2.1) | 16.3 (2.5) | 16.8 (2.8) | 17.3 (3.1) | 18.1 (3.5) | 18.0 (3.7) | 16.5 (2.6) | 16.3 (1.4) | 15.9 (1.5) | 15.9 (1.8) | 16.0 (2.0) | 16.4 (2.7) | 16.9 (2.8) | 17.3 (3.1) | 17.9 (3.3) | 18.2 (3.2) | 16.5 (2.6) |
Ow/Ob (%) | 14.5 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 36.0 | 19.0 |
SBP (mm Hg) | 94 (7) | 96 (8) | 98 (8) | 99 (8) | 101 (9) | 103 (9) | 105 (9) | 106 (8) | 111 (9) | 101 (9) | 94 (7) | 96 (8) | 97 (8) | 99 (8) | 102 (8) | 104 (9) | 105 (9) | 107 (9) | 108 (8) | 101 (9) |
DBP (mm Hg) | 63 (6) | 63 (6) | 63 (6) | 63 (6) | 64 (6) | 65 (6) | 65 (6) | 65 (6) | 67 (6) | 64 (6) | 61 (6) | 62 (6) | 61 (6) | 62 (6) | 63 (6) | 64 (6) | 64 (6) | 65 (6) | 66 (7) | 63 (7) |
(b) | ||||||||||||||||||||
N | 177 | 845 | 1007 | 810 | 1075 | 1471 | 926 | 211 | 87 | 6609 | 201 | 926 | 1129 | 948 | 1088 | 1390 | 958 | 207 | 91 | 6938 |
Height (cm) | 92 (3) | 100 (4) | 106 (4) | 113 (5) | 120 (5) | 126 (5) | 131 (5) | 136 (7) | 142 (6) | 117 (12) | 94 (4) | 101 (4) | 108 (4) | 114 (5) | 121 (5) | 127 (5) | 131 (5) | 138 (7) | 140 (6) | 118 (12) |
BMI (kg m−2) | 15.7 (1.0) | 15.5 (1.0) | 15.2 (1.1) | 15.1 (1.1) | 15.2 (1.2) | 15.5 (1.3) | 15.7 (1.5) | 16.2 (1.5) | 16.4 (1.9) | 15.4 (1.3) | 16.0 (1.1) | 15.6 (1.1) | 15.4 (1.1) | 15.3 (1.1) | 15.3 (1.2) | 15.6 (1.2) | 15.9 (1.4) | 16.2 (1.5) | 16.8 (1.7) | 15.6 (1.2) |
SBP (mm Hg) | 94 (7) | 96 (8) | 97 (8) | 98 (8) | 100 (8) | 102 (8) | 103 (8) | 104 (7) | 109 (8) | 100 (9) | 94 (7) | 96 (8) | 97 (8) | 99 (8) | 100 (8) | 102 (8) | 104 (8) | 106 (9) | 107 (7) | 100 (8) |
DBP (mm Hg) | 62 (6) | 63 (6) | 62 (6) | 63 (6) | 63 (6) | 64 (6) | 64 (6) | 64 (5) | 67 (6) | 63 (6) | 61 (6) | 62 (6) | 61 (6) | 62 (6) | 63 (6) | 63 (6) | 64 (6) | 65 (6) | 65 (7) | 62 (6) |
