OBJECTIVE: To derive reference centiles for blood pressure in children aged 1-6 years which seek to address shortcomings in available reference ranges. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 2876 children in Perth, Western Australia, commenced in 1989 with serial blood pressure measurements through early childhood obtained by oscillometry under standardized conditions. RESULTS: Gender-specific reference centile charts for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, (i) across ages 1-6 years and (ii) across the range of corrected Body Mass Index values at ages 1, 3 and 6 years, were generated by fitting linear models with both fixed and random effects. CONCLUSIONS: Reference values for blood pressure for young children are of clinical use and may be of long-term predictive value.
OBJECTIVE: To derive reference centiles for blood pressure in children aged 1-6 years which seek to address shortcomings in available reference ranges. METHODS: Prospective cohort study of 2876 children in Perth, Western Australia, commenced in 1989 with serial blood pressure measurements through early childhood obtained by oscillometry under standardized conditions. RESULTS: Gender-specific reference centile charts for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, (i) across ages 1-6 years and (ii) across the range of corrected Body Mass Index values at ages 1, 3 and 6 years, were generated by fitting linear models with both fixed and random effects. CONCLUSIONS: Reference values for blood pressure for young children are of clinical use and may be of long-term predictive value.
Authors: K V Blake; L C Gurrin; L J Beilin; F J Stanley; G E Kendall; L I Landau; J P Newnham Journal: J Epidemiol Community Health Date: 2002-09 Impact factor: 3.710
Authors: Jurgen C de Graaff; Wietze Pasma; Stef van Buuren; Jesse J Duijghuisen; Olubukola O Nafiu; Sachin Kheterpal; Wilton A van Klei Journal: Anesthesiology Date: 2016-11 Impact factor: 7.892