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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the studied adolescent subjects

From: Blood pressure to height ratios as simple, sensitive and specific diagnostic tools for adolescent (pre)hypertension in Nigeria

 

Boys

Girls

p

Height (m)

 

11

1.52 ± 0.07

1.48 ± 0.07

0.033

12

1.51 ± 0.09

1.51 ± 0.06

0.796

13

1.54 ± 0.07

1.54 ± 0.07

0.859

14

1.57 ± 0.08

1.56 ± 0.07

0.419

15

1.60 ± 0.07

1.58 ± 0.08

0.020

16

1.63 ± 0.07

1.58 ± 0.06

<0.001

17

1.65 ± 0.07

1.58 ± 0.08

<0.001

Total

1.59 ± 0.09

1.57 ± 0.08

<0.001

Weight (kg)

 

11

42.9 ± 5.5

41.6 ± 7.3

0.541

12

42.8 ± 7.5

44.4 ± 8.3

0.374

13

45.7 ± 6.7

46.7 ± 7.5

0.430

14

47.4 ± 7.7

48.9 ± 6.2

0.128

15

52.1 ± 7.1

52.3 ± 7.4

0.852

16

55.4 ± 7.9

52.8 ± 7.1

0.006

17

58.2 ± 8.7

55.5 ± 6.7

0.014

Total

50.8 ± 9.1

50.7 ± 7.9

0.904

BMI (kg/m 2 )

 

11

18.5 ± 2.1

18.9 ± 2.7

0.557

12

18.6 ± 2.3

19.5 ± 3.1

0.237

13

19.2 ± 2.4

19.6 ± 2.6

0.336

14

19.3 ± 2.5

20.2 ± 2.7

0.021

15

20.3 ± 2.4

21.0 ± 3.7

0.042

16

20.9 ± 3.0

21.0 ± 2.7

0.740

17

21.3 ± 3.0

22.3 ± 3.5

0.024

Total

20.0 ± 2.8

20.7 ± 3.2

0.001

SBP (mmHg)

 

11

104 ± 11

101 ± 11

0.446

12

105 ± 13

101 ± 14

0.357

13

104 ± 12

105 ± 12

0.886

14

109 ± 15

107 ± 14

0.225

15

111 ± 13

111 ± 13

0.913

16

116 ± 16

114 ± 14

0.437

17

114 ± 18

113 ± 16

0.506

Total

110 ± 15

110 ± 14

0.434

DBP (mmHg)

 

11

55 ± 11

58 ± 10

0.288

12

56 ± 12

58 ± 8

0.380

13

58 ± 8

58 ± 9

0.959

14

59 ± 10

59 ± 10

0.813

15

58 ± 11

62 ± 11

0.005

16

58 ± 11

63 ± 12

<0.001

17

58 ± 13

63 ± 12

0.008

Total

58 ± 11

61 ± 11

0.004

SBPHR (mmHg/cm)

 

11

0.69 ± 0.07

0.69 ± 0.08

0.990

12

0.69 ± 0.08

0.67 ± 0.08

0.353

13

0.68 ± 0.07

0.68 ± 0.08

0.796

14

0.70 ± 0.09

0.69 ± 0.09

0.407

15

0.70 ± 0.09

0.71 ± 0.09

0.367

16

0.71 ± 0.08

0.72 ± 0.09

0.307

17

0.69 ± 0.10

0.71 ± 0.12

0.074

Total

0.69 ± 0.09

0.70 ± 0.09

0.166

DBPHR (mmHg/cm)

 

11

0.36 0.08

0.39 0.07

0.101

12

0.37 0.07

0.38 0.05

0.348

13

0.37 0.05

0.37 0.06

0.942

14

0.38 0.06

0.38 0.07

0.618

15

0.36 0.07

0.39 0.07

0.001

16

0.35 0.07

0.40 0.08

<0.001

17

0.35 0.08

0.40 0.08

<0.001

Total

0.36 0.07

0.39 0.07

<0.001

  1. The numerical distribution of the subjects by age and sex is as follows: 11 years, 55 subjects (32 boys, 23 girls); 12 years, 65 subjects (36 boys, 29 girls); 13 years, 156 subjects (87 boys, 69 girls); 14 years, 215 subjects (108 boys, 107 girls); 15 years, 275 subjects (120 boys, 155 girls); 16 years, 233 subjects (109 boys, 124 girls); 17 years, 174 subjects (93 boys, 81 girls); Total, 1,173 subjects (585 boys, 588 girls).