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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) 50th percentile 95th percentile 99th percentile
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
  1. Modified from Dionne et al. [10]
  2. GA gestational age, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, MBP mean blood pressure
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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