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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2007 Oct 22;152(3):343–348. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.07.014

Table II.

Comparison of BP levels in subjects with and without increased LV mass

LVMI <90th LVMI ≥90th
SBP DBP SBP DBP
Casual BPI 1.01 ± 0.09 0.91 ± 0.1 1.05 ± 0.12   0.9 ± 0.1
Nocturnal
      decline (%)		 12.7 ± 7.8   9.7 ± 6.8 12.7 ± 7.5   9.6 ± 7.2
Load (%)
  24 h 36.7 ± 22.8 25.6 ± 17.2 50.7 ± 26.5† 34.8 ± 25.2*
  Daytime 32.9 ± 26.1 16.6 ± 17.6 46.2 ± 29.9* 24.9 ± 24.3
  Nighttime 38.1 ± 33 30.6 ± 28.3 54.0 ± 35* 47.6 ± 33.
BPI
  24 h 0.97 ± 0.07 0.91 ± 0.08 1.01 ± 0.08† 0.95 ± 0.1*
  Daytime 0.96 ± 0.07 0.88 ± 0.08      1 ± 0.08† 0.91 ± 0.1
  Nighttime 0.98 ± 0.09 0.97 ± 0.11 1.03 ± 0.1* 1.01 ± 0.13
SDS
  24 h   0.8 ± 1.22 0.43 ± 1.08 1.64 ± 1.54† 0.97 ± 13.4*
  Daytime 0.84 ± 1.25 0.28 ± 1.16 1.57 ± 1.35† 0.82 ± 1.49*
  Nighttime 1.18 ± 1.19 1.42 ± 1.19 1.87 ± 1.57* 1.76 ± 1.28

BPI, Blood pressure index; SDS, standard deviation score.

Values are mean ± SD, comparison between systolic and diastolic BP among subjects with LVMI <90th percentile or ≥90th percentile.

*

P < .05.

†

P < .01.