About the need to use specific population references in estimating paediatric hypertension: Sardinian blood pressure standards (age 11-14 years)

Table 4 Diastolic blood pressure levels for girls by percentile of age and height

Years	Percentile of BP	SBP (mmHg) by percentile of height
		5^th	10^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	90^th	95^th
11	50^th	66	66	66	67	68	69	69
	90^th	75	75	75	76	77	78	78
	95^th	79	79	79	80	81	82	82
12	50^th	65	65	65	66	67	68	68
	90^th	75	75	75	76	77	78	78
	95^th	79	79	79	80	81	81	82
13	50^th	65	65	65	66	67	68	68
	90^th	75	75	75	76	77	78	78
	95^th	78	78	78	79	80	81	81
14	50^th	64	64	64	65	66	67	67
	90^th	74	74	74	75	76	77	77
	95^th	77	77	77	78	79	80	80

ISSN: 1824-7288