Research Article
Comparison among Different Screening Tests for Diagnosis of Adolescent Hypertension
Table 1
Current screening test for childhood hypertension.
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| From Lu et al. [3] |
| Height (cm) | Blood pressure (mmHg) | 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] |
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(b) |
| SBP (95° percentile) | 1–17 years: 100 + (years × 2) | DBP (95° percentile) | 1–10 years: 60 + (years × 2) | 11–17 years: 70 + (years) |
| From Somu et al. [5]
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| Age (y) | Blood pressure (mmHg) | 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] |
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