Research Article
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension in Adolescents: Effect on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Functioning
Table 1
Participant demographic and blood pressure characteristics in hypertensive adolescents with and without OSA.
| | | Hypertension with OSA | Hypertension without OSA | |
| | 18 | 20 | | | Age (years) | 16.5 ± 0.3 | 16.1 ± 0.2 | NS | | Males, (%) | 18 (100) | 20 (100) | | | BMI (kg/m2) | 25.9 ± 2.7 | 23.1 ± 1.5 | <0.05 | | 24 h BP monitoring | | | | | Day systolic BP (mm Hg) | 131 ± 3.5 | 142 ± 3.2 | <0.05 | | Day diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 72 ± 2.6 | 80 ± 2.1 | NS | | Night systolic BP (mm Hg) | 138 ± 2.1 | 115 ± 1.8 | <0.05 | | Night diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 75 ± 1.5 | 63 ± 1.3 | <0.05 |
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Data shown as (%) or mean ± standard error. Significant differences are indicated by bold print.
BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure.
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