Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the subjects studied.

	All	Girls	Boys	𝑃 value
Weight (Kg)	39.2 ± 14.8	40.5 ± 14	37.7 ± 15.5	0.01
Height (cm)	145 ± 18.8	146.1 ± 16	144 ± 20.7	NS*
BMI (kg/m^2)^†	17.8 ± 3.2	18.3 ± 3.3	17.2 ± 2.3	0.001
SBP (mm Hg)^‡	112.8 ± 13	114.5 ± 12.7	110.7 ± 13	0.001
DBP (mm Hg)^§	73.6 ± 8.8	74.5 ± 9	72.7 ± 8.6	NS
PP (mm Hg)^#	39 ± 9	40.2 ± 8.6	38 ± 9.2	NS

Data are mean ± standard deviation.
*NS: not significant (𝑃>0.05), †BMI: body mass index; ‡SBP: systolic blood pressure, §DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ^#PP: pulse pressure.