Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Table 1 Gestational age and blood pressure values in newborns

From: Novelty in hypertension in children and adolescents: focus on hypertension during the first year of life, use and interpretation of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, role of physical activity in prevention and treatment, simple carbohydrates and uric acid as risk factors

GA (weeks)	50^th percentile			95^th percentile			99^th percentile
GA (weeks)	SBP	DBP	MBP	SBP	DBP	MBP	SBP	DBP	MBP
44	88	50	63	105	68	80	110	73	85
42	85	50	62	98	65	76	102	70	81
40	80	50	60	95	65	75	100	70	80
38	77	50	59	92	65	74	97	70	79
36	72	50	57	87	65	72	92	70	77
34	70	40	50	85	55	65	90	60	70
32	68	40	49	83	55	64	88	60	69
30	65	40	48	80	55	63	85	60	68
28	60	38	45	75	50	58	80	54	63
26	55	30	38	72	50	57	77	56	63

Modified from Dionne et al. [10]
GA gestational age, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure

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