Table 2:
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the participants according to age groups
| Age (yr) | Boys | Girls | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | P-value | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys (Mean±SD) | 95% CI | Girls (Mean±SD) | 95% CI | Boys (Mean±SD) | 95% CI | Girls (Mean±SD) | 95% CI | P-value | ||||
| 7 | 20 | 8 | 85.4±7.6 | 81.8–89.0 | 88.3±6.7 | 82.7–93.9 | 0.355 | 51.4±5.4 | 48.9–53.9 | 52.3±4.7 | 48.3–56.2 | 0.704 |
| 8 | 14 | 24 | 87.5±6.6 | 83.7–91.2 | 87.4±8.6 | 83.8–91.1 | 0.995 | 52.5±5.3 | 49.4–55.6 | 52.0±6.7 | 49.2–54.9 | 0.821 |
| 9 | 24 | 39 | 92.5±8.4 | 89.0–95.9 | 92.9±9.3 | 89.8–95.9 | 0.887 | 57.0±6.0 | 54.5–59.5 | 55.5±5.2 | 53.8–57.1 | 0.280 |
| 10 | 27 | 29 | 93.9±9.3 | 90.2–97.6 | 95.4±6.4 | 93.0–97.8 | 0.480 | 57.5±4.9 | 55.6–59.5 | 57.0±5.4 | 54.7–59.2 | 0.682 |
| 11 | 18 | 16 | 96.0±10.1 | 91.0–101.1 | 96.5±7.4 | 92.5–100.5 | 0.880 | 57.6±7.3 | 54.0–61.2 | 58.2±5.5 | 55.3–61.2 | 0.774 |
| 12 | 15 | 14 | 99.5±10.7 | 93.5–105.4 | 105.6±6.4 | 101.9–109.3 | 0.074 | 51.4±5.4 | 48.9–53.9 | 52.3±4.7 | 48.3–56.2 | 0.704 |
| 13 | 16 | 5 | 102.0±8.0 | 97.7–106.3 | 106.5±16.9 | 85.5–127.5 | 0.415 | 52.5±5.3 | 49.4–55.6 | 52.0±6.7 | 49.2–54.9 | 0.821 |
*
Statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05); CI = Confidence Interval