Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| Reference | Year of data collection | Total N | Region | Age group (years) | % Male | Instrument | Number of measurements/measure used | Hypertension guideline used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandão et al. 1996 [15] |
1987 |
3906 |
SE |
10-15 |
NI |
Auscultatory |
3/Only third measurement |
Task Force 1987 [17] |
| Candido et al. 2009 [18] |
2006 |
487 |
SE |
10-14 |
48.5 |
Oscillometric |
3 |
V DBHA 2006 [19] |
| Chaves et al. 2006 [20] |
2001-2002 |
179 |
NE |
12-18 |
50.3 |
Auscultatory |
NI |
IV DBHA 2004 [21] |
| Christofaro et al. 2010 [22] |
2008 |
233 |
S |
10-15 |
51.5 |
Oscillometric |
2/Average of 2 |
The Fourth Report 2004 [10] V DBHA 2006 [19] |
| Costa et al. 1998 [16] |
1995-1996 |
646 |
SE |
12-19 |
51.4 |
Oscillometric |
2/Average of 2 |
V JNC 1983 [23] |
| Da Silva et al. 2007 [4] |
2005 |
674 |
NE |
14-17 |
44.9 |
Auscultatory |
2/Average of 2 |
The Fourth Report 2004 [10] |
| De Campos et al. 2010 [24] |
2008 |
497 |
S |
10-18 |
52.3 |
Auscultatory |
2/Average of 2 |
The Fourth Report 2004 [10] |
| Gomes et al. 2009 [25] |
2006 |
1878 |
NE |
14-20 |
39.3 |
Auscultatory |
1 |
V DBHA 2006 [19] Task Force 1996 [26] |
| Monego et al. 2006 [27] |
2001-2002 |
2118 |
CO |
10-14 |
49.7 |
Auscultatory |
2/Second measurement |
Task Force 1996 [26] |
| Moura et al. 2004 [28] |
2000-2002 |
898 |
NE |
11-17 |
42.3 |
Auscultatory |
2/Assesses both measurements separately |
Task Force 1996 [26] III Brazilian Consensus on Hypertension 1999 [29] |
| Paixão et al. 2009 [30] |
2006 |
71 |
SE |
11-16 |
46.5 |
Auscultatory |
3/Mean of 2 last measurements (V DBHA) |
V DBHA 2006 [19] |
| Peters et al. 2009 [31] |
2006 |
205 |
SE |
16-20 |
51.7 |
Auscultatory |
3/Mean of 2 last measurements |
V DBHA 2006 [19] The Fourth Report 2004 [10] |
| Rodrigues et al. 2006 [32] |
2003-2005 |
380 |
SE |
10-14 |
46.6 |
Auscultatory |
3/Mean of 3 |
IV DBHA 2004 [21] Task Force 1996 [26] |
| Roelofs et al. 2010 [33] |
2008 |
1002 |
NE |
12-17 |
44.1 |
Oscillometric |
3/Mean of 2 last measurements |
The Fourth Report 2004 [10] |
| Rosa et al. 2007 [34] |
2003-2004 |
456 |
SE |
12-17 |
44.5 |
Oscillometric |
6/Mean of 6 |
The Fourth Report 2004 [10] IV DBHA 2004 [21] |
| Silva et al. 2008 [35] |
2007 |
704 |
SE |
10-15 |
47.3 |
Auscultatory |
3/Mean of 2 last measurements (V DBHA) |
V DBHA 2006 [19] |
| Souza et al. 2006 [36] | 2004 | 302 | NE | 12-18 | 31.4 | Auscultatory | 3 | IV DBHA 2004 [21] |
Regions: CO-Midwest; NE- Northeast; S-South; SE- Southeast.
NI – No information.
DBHA – Brazilian Guideline for Hypertension (Diretriz Brasileira de Hipertensão Arterial).
All studies measured blood pressure with participants in the sitting position.
All studies used the as definition of hypertension values equal to or above the 95th percentile.