OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the resting heart rate to define reference values for healthy Saudi children and adolescents. METHODS: To establish representative heart rate (HR) reference values for Saudi Arabian children and adolescents, a sample of children, and adolescents was selected by multi-stage probability sampling of the Saudi population from birth to 20 years of age. The selected sample represents Saudi children from the whole country. Data were collected by a house-to-house survey of all selected households in all the 13 regions in the country. A total of 10,458 Saudi children were included in the study. The HR was measured by oscillometric-automated devices. Upper and lower reference values of the HR in boys and girls were calculated as mean +/= 2 SD. The study is cross-sectional, community based, and conducted over 2 years (2004-2005). Data management and analysis were performed in the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: Determination of the HR values in a sample representing healthy Saudi children and adolescents from birth to 20 years of age. CONCLUSION: The present study provides age-specific reference values for heart rate (HR) of Saudi children and adolescents based on a large study sample. The use of these standards should aid the identification of children with abnormal HR.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the resting heart rate to define reference values for healthy Saudi children and adolescents. METHODS: To establish representative heart rate (HR) reference values for Saudi Arabian children and adolescents, a sample of children, and adolescents was selected by multi-stage probability sampling of the Saudi population from birth to 20 years of age. The selected sample represents Saudi children from the whole country. Data were collected by a house-to-house survey of all selected households in all the 13 regions in the country. A total of 10,458 Saudi children were included in the study. The HR was measured by oscillometric-automated devices. Upper and lower reference values of the HR in boys and girls were calculated as mean +/= 2 SD. The study is cross-sectional, community based, and conducted over 2 years (2004-2005). Data management and analysis were performed in the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. RESULTS: Determination of the HR values in a sample representing healthy Saudi children and adolescents from birth to 20 years of age. CONCLUSION: The present study provides age-specific reference values for heart rate (HR) of Saudi children and adolescents based on a large study sample. The use of these standards should aid the identification of children with abnormal HR.
Authors: Ismael F Freitas Júnior; Paula A Monteiro; Loreana S Silveira; Suziane U Cayres; Bárbara M Antunes; Karolynne N Bastos; Jamile S Codogno; João Paulo J Sabino; Rômulo A Fernandes Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2012-01-12 Impact factor: 2.125
Authors: Rômulo A Fernandes; Enio R Vaz Ronque; Danielle Venturini; Décio S Barbosa; Danilo P Silva; Crisieli T Cogo; Mariana Souza Carnelossi; Mariana B Batista; Manuel J Coelho-E-Silva; Luís B Sardinha; Edilson S Cyrino Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2013-04-05 Impact factor: 2.125