. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2008 Mar 19;153(1):50–54. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.01.025

Table 2.

Characteristics of normotensive, WCH, and sustained hypertensive groups

Characteristic	Normotensive n = 27	WCH n = 27	Sustained HTN n = 27	P value
Age (y) ^*	14.7 ± 1.6	14.8 ± 1.6	14.9 ± 1.8	0.321
Male/female (%)	89 / 11	89 / 11	89 / 11	N/A
BMI (kg/m²) ^*	24.5 ± 3.8	24.9 ± 4.1	24.9 ± 3.8	0.249
BMI percentile (%) ^*	80.3 ±15	79.9 ± 18	79.6 ± 19	0.911
BMI ≥ 95^th percentile (%)	33	30	30	0.999
Clinic SBP index ^*	0.87 ± 0.06	1.03 ± 0.06	1.10 ± 0.06	< 0.001
Clinic DBP index ^*	0.81 ± 0.08	0.93 ± 0.10	0.88 ± 0.10	< 0.001

mean ± SD