Table 3.

Means of cardiovascular parameters in non-obese and obese children ages 6–12 and 13–17 years

Variables	6–12 years			13–17 years
	Non-obese*	Obese†	P Value‡	Non-obese*	Obese†	P Value‡
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	97.8 (0.5)	104.2 (0.8)	<.001	107.8 (0.4)	114.6 (1.2)	<.001
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	52.0 (0.7)	55.9 (1.2)	.002	61.1 (0.5)	62.7 (1.8)	.3
Pulse rate (per minute)	81.9 (0.7)	87.7 (1.2)	<.001	73.7 (0.5)	78.4 (2.3)	.04
Pulse pressure (mm Hg)	45.8 (0.7)	48.3 (1.7)	.2	46.7 (0.5)	51.9 (1.5)	<.001

BP, blood pressure.

^*Body mass index <95th percentile for age and gender.

^†Body mass index ≥95th percentile for age and gender.

^‡<.05 is significant.