Preliminary Blood Pressure Screening in a Representative Sample of Extremely Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents

Table 2

Comparison of BMI and blood pressure parameters between non-obese and obese Kuwaiti adolescents (11–19 years of age).

	BMI; (kg/m^2)	Systolic BP; (mm Hg)	Diastolic BP; (mm Hg)	MAP; (mm Hg)	Elevated BP; N (%)
Non obese; (𝑛=48)	21.7 (2.23); (17.0–24.7)	119.9 (13.4); (102.5–142.0)	77.1 (13.0); (52.0–115.0)	90.5 (9.8); (67.7–109)	6 (13%)
Obese; (𝑛=209)	34.5 (4.7); (30.1–56.4)	131.6 (14.7); (102.0–179.5)	81.3 (13.8); (50.0–138.5)	97.9 (13.1); (72.8–150.5)	133 (63%)
P	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.05	0.001	<0.0001

BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial blood pressure.
Values are means (S.D).
Elevated BP: defined as systolic and/or diastolic pressures >95th percentile for age.