Table 1:

Body Mass Index (BMI (kg/m²) and systolic and diastolic blood pressures according to age and sex

Age (yr)	n	BMI (kg/m2)	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)
Boys
7	494	14.9±2.0	100.9±7.6	57.9±9.9
8	701	15.3±2.3	103.5±7.5	59.4±10.1
9	764	16.0±2.4	106.5±7.9	61.7±9.2
10	990	16.5±2.7	108.9±7.6	66.0±7.0
11	1096	17.1±2.8	110.2±7.6	66.8±6.8
12	460	18.1±3.7	109.2±9.4	66.9±7.5
13	554	20.1±4.1	109.2±11.1	68.9±7.2
14	521	20.2±3.9	112.1±11.2	70.6±8.1
15	537	21.3±4.1	115.1±10.6	72.8±7.3
16	558	21.2±4.0	117.6±10.0	73.4±7.1
17	456	21.6±4.2	117.1±10.2	73.4±7.6
18	504	22.0±4.0	120.6±10.7	75.2±7.7
Girls
7	489	14.8±2.2	101.7±7.8	57.6±9.7
8	700	15.0±2.4	103.7±7.4	59.3±9.8
9	835	15.4±2.5	105.6±7.5	61.9±9.1
10	985	16.4±3.0	109.3±7.9	65.5±7.2
11	1120	16.9±3.1	111.1±8.1	66.2±7.3
12	569	17.8±3.5	110.6±10.3	66.3±9.5
13	398	19.3±3.8	107.3±10.6	70.3±8.6
14	350	20.1±3.8	108.6±10.3	71.9±9.4
15	345	20.9±3.4	108.4±10.5	70.7±8.6
16	397	20.9±3.3	109.3±10.5	71.0±9.2
17	441	20.9±3.2	108.9±10.6	71.0±8.5
18	601	21.2±3.2	109.9±10.2	71.1±8.7