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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2014 Sep 1;165(5):1029–1033. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.07.048

Table II. Mean systolic BP, Diastolic BP, and BMI over time among COC-users and control adolescents, adjusted for baseline values, race and insurance status*.

N Systolic BP (mm Hg) Diastolic BP (mmHG) BMI (kg/m2)
Time COC Control COC Control COC Control COC Control
Baseline 510 912 106.5 106.1 64.9 64.8 23.1 23.1
3 months 231 242 107.2 105.7 65.3 64.5 23.2 23.1
6 months 355 474 106.8 106.8 65.6 65.7 23.2 23.2
12 months 350 546 106.4 106.0 65.1 65.9 23.5 23.3
Slope (Δ/month) 510 912 -0.070 0.018 -0.007 -0.006 0.039 0.025

COC = combined oral contraceptive

*

p>0.05 for all comparisons between COC-users and Controls.