Table 3 Hypertension prevalence as defined in ESH, AAP guidelines, and HNC standard stratified by demographic characteristics.

From: Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension among children and adolescents in Shaanxi province, Northwestern China, according to the three hypertension guidelines

Explanatory variables

NHCC prevalence (95% CI)

ESH prevalence (95% CI)

AAP prevalence (95% CI)

Difference prevalence between NHCC and ESH (Da±SD)

Difference prevalence between NHCC and AAP (Da±SD)

All participants

11.73±(11.59, 11.86)

10.04 (9.91, 10.16)

15.75 (15.60, 15.91)

1.69 ± 0.18 *

-4.03 ± 0.20*

Age group

 7–12 years

10.65± (10.48,10.82)

11.33 (11.16,11.50)

16.71 (16.51,16.92)

-0.68 ± 0.24*

-6.06 ± 0.27*

 13–15 years

13.30± (13.03,13.57)

11.23 (10.98,11.48)

12.78 (12.51,13.04)

2.07 ± 0.38 *

0.52 ± 0.37 *

 16–17 years

13.03± (12.66,13.40)

2.43 (2.26,2.60)

17.63 (17.21,18.05)

10.60 ± 0.40 *

-4.60 ± 0.56*

Gender

 Boys

11.11± (10.93, 11.29)

10.78± (10.60,10.97)

17.78 (17.55, 18.00)

0.33 ± 0.25 *

-6.99 ± 0.30 *

 Girls

12.36± (12.17, 12.56)

9.26± (9.08,9.43)

13.65 (13.45, 13.86)

3.11 ± 0.26*

-1.29 ± 0.28*

Area

 Urban

10.19± (9.99,10.40)

8.03± (7.84,8.21)

14.03 (13.79,14.26)

2.17 ± 0.28 *

-3.83 ± 0.31*

 Rural

12.63± (12.45,12.80)

11.22± (11.05,11.38)

16.77 (16.57,16.97)

1.41 ± 0.24 *

-4.14 ± 0.26*

Region

 Northern

14.36± (14.04,14.68)

13.43± (13.12,13.73)

18.90 (18.55,19.25)

0.94 ± 0.44 *

-4.54 ± 0.48*

 Central

10.27± (10.10,10.44)

8.42± (8.26,8.58)

14.15 (13.95,14.35)

1.85 ± 0.23 *

-3.88 ± 0.26*

 Southern

12.71± (12.42,12.99)

10.70± (10.44,10.97)

16.62 (16.30,16.93)

2.01 ± 0.39 *

-3.91 ± 0.43 *

BMI status

 Normal

9.47± (9.33,9.62)

7.83± (7.69,7.97)

12.59 (12.42,12.76)

1.64 ± 0.20 *

-3.12 ± 0.22 *

 Overweight

13.99± (13.63,14.35)

11.66± (11.33,11.99)

18.64 (18.24,19.04)

2.33 ± 0.48 *

-4.65 ± 0.54 *

 Obesity

19.80± (19.37,20.24)

18.61± (18.19,19.04)

27.45 (26.96,27.93)

1.19 ± 0.61*

-7.64 ± 0.65 *

  1. NHCC National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, ESH European Society of Hypertension, AAP American Academy of Pediatrics, BMI body mass index. aD: Difference prevalence. *P < 0.05.
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