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Research Article

Comparison among Different Screening Tests for Diagnosis of Adolescent Hypertension

Current screening test for childhood hypertension.

(a)




From Lu et al. [3]

Height (cm)	Blood pressure (mmHg)
Height (cm)	Male	Female

55	97/70	99/70
60	106/68	108/68
70	110/69	111/70
80	104/59	105/60
90	108/63	107/64
100	110/67	108/68
110	113/73	110/72
120	115/79	113/76
130	117/82	117/79
140	120/83	119/81
150	124/85	123/83
160	127/85	127/85
170	127/85	127/85
180	127/85	127/85
190	127/85	127/85

Modified from Ardissino et al. [4]

(b)


SBP (95° percentile)	1–17 years: 100 + (years × 2)
DBP (95° percentile)	1–10 years: 60 + (years × 2)
DBP (95° percentile)	11–17 years: 70 + (years)

From Somu et al. [5]

Age (y)	Blood pressure (mmHg)
Age (y)	Male	Female

3	100/59	100/61
4	102/62	101/64
5	104/65	103/66
6	105/68	104/68
7	106/70	106/69
8	107/71	108/71
9	109/72	110/72
10	111/73	112/73
11	113/74	114/74
12	115/74	116/75
13	117/75	117/76
14	129/75	119/77
15	120/76	120/78
16	120/78	120/78
17	120/80	120/78
≥18	120/80	120/80

Modified from Kaelber and Pickett [6]