Research Article
Associated Factors and Standard Percentiles of Blood Pressure among the Adolescents of Jahrom City of Iran, 2014
Table 1
Average of systolic and diastolic blood pressure among Jahrom high school students in terms of demographic and anthropometric factors.
| Characteristics | Blood pressure | value |
| Gender | Male | SBP | | <0.001 | Female | | Total | | Male | DBP | | <0.001 | Female | | Total | |
| Body mass index | <18.5 | SBP | | <0.001 | 18.5–25 | | 25–30 | | >30 | | <18.5 | DBP | | <0.001 | 18.5–25 | | 25–30 | | >30 | |
| Father’s education level | Illiterate | SBP | | 0.01 | Under diploma | | Diploma | | University | | Illiterate | DBP | | 0.77 | Under diploma | | Diploma | | University | | |
| Mother’s education level | Illiterate | SBP | | 0.001 | Under diploma | | Diploma | | University | | Illiterate | DBP | | 0.05 | Under diploma | | Diploma | | University | |
| Regular physical exercise | Without physical activity | SBP | | 0.74 | With physical activity | | Without physical activity | DBP | | 0.40 | With physical activity | |
| Participants’ education level | The first year of high school | SBP | | 0.50 | The second year of high school | | The third year of high school | | Per university | | The first year of high school | DBP | | 0.02 | The second year of high school | | The third year of high school | | Per university | |
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Systolic blood pressure; diastolic blood pressure; data are mean ± SD.
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