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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2009 Apr 7;25(2):119–125. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.09.003

Table 3.

Odds Ratios for SBP and/or DBP ≥ 90^th percentile among 1070 Children in Relation to Indices of Overweight and Central Adiposity

		BP ≥ 90^th percentile

	n (% of 1070)	n (% within group)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Body Mass Index
BMI < 85^th percentile	572 (53.5)	27 (4.7)	Referent
BMI ≥ 85^th percentile	498 (46.5)	73 (14.7)	3.5 (2.2-5.5)
BMI ≥ 85^th & < 95^th percentile	191 (17.9)	14 (7.3)	1.6 (0.8-3.1)
BMI ≥ 95^th percentile	307 (28.7)	59 (19.2)	4.8 (3.0-7.8)
Waist Circumference
WC < 90^th percentile	762 (71.2)	42 (5.5)	Referent
WC ≥ 90^th percentile	308 (28.8)	58 (18.8)	4.0 (2.6-6.1)
Waist/Height Ratio
W/HR < 0.5	597 (55.8)	33 (5.5)	Referent
W/HR > 0.5	473 (44.2)	67 (14.2)	2.8 (1.8-4.4)

Abbreviations: BP, Blood Pressure; CI, Confidence Interval; SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure